A street light is at the top of a 13 ft tall pole. A woman 5.5 ft tall walks toward the pole with a speed of 6 ft/sec along a straight path. How fast is the shadow lengthening when she is 50 ft from the base of the pole? (Round answers to 3 decimal places.) ft sec How fast is the tip of her shadow moving when she is 50 ft from the base of the pole? (Round answers to 3 decimal places.) ft sec

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A street light is at the top of a 13 ft tall pole.
A woman 5.5 ft tall walks toward the pole with a speed of 6 ft/sec along a straight path.
How fast is the shadow lengthening when she is 50 ft from the base of the pole?
(Round answers to 3 decimal places.)
ft
sec
How fast is the tip of her shadow moving when she is 50 ft from the base of the pole?
(Round answers to 3 decimal places.)
ft
sec
Transcribed Image Text:A street light is at the top of a 13 ft tall pole. A woman 5.5 ft tall walks toward the pole with a speed of 6 ft/sec along a straight path. How fast is the shadow lengthening when she is 50 ft from the base of the pole? (Round answers to 3 decimal places.) ft sec How fast is the tip of her shadow moving when she is 50 ft from the base of the pole? (Round answers to 3 decimal places.) ft sec
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