A rotating light is located 10 feet from a wall. The light completes one rotation every 4 seconds. Find the rate at which the light projected onto the wall is moving along the wall when the light's angle is 5 degrees from perpendicular to the wall. wall light feet per second Answer is a positive value. Give your answer accurate to at least one decimal place.

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A rotating light is located 10 feet from a wall.
The light completes one rotation every 4
seconds. Find the rate at which the light
projected onto the wall is moving along the wall
when the light's angle is 5 degrees from
perpendicular to the wall.
wall
light
feet per second
Answer is a positive value. Give your answer
accurate to at least one decimal place.
Transcribed Image Text:A rotating light is located 10 feet from a wall. The light completes one rotation every 4 seconds. Find the rate at which the light projected onto the wall is moving along the wall when the light's angle is 5 degrees from perpendicular to the wall. wall light feet per second Answer is a positive value. Give your answer accurate to at least one decimal place.
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