A spotlight on the ground shines on a wall 12 m away. If a girl 1.2 m tall walks from the spotlight toward the building at a speed of 1.1 m/s, how fast (in m/s) is the length of her shadow on the building decreasing when she is 4 m from the building?

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A spotlight on the ground shines on a wall 12 m away. If a girl 1.2 m tall walks from the spotlight
toward the building at a speed of 1.1 m/s, how fast (in m/s) is the length of her shadow on the building decreasing
when she is 4 m from the building?
Transcribed Image Text:A spotlight on the ground shines on a wall 12 m away. If a girl 1.2 m tall walks from the spotlight toward the building at a speed of 1.1 m/s, how fast (in m/s) is the length of her shadow on the building decreasing when she is 4 m from the building?
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