A street light is at the top of a pole that has a height of 17 ft. A woman 5 ft tall walks away from the pole with a speed of 8 ft/s along a straight path. How fast is the tip of her shadow moving away from the pole when she is 18 ft from the base of the pole? (Leave your answer as an exact number.) Sorry, that's incorrect. Try again?
A street light is at the top of a pole that has a height of 17 ft. A woman 5 ft tall walks away from the pole with a speed of 8 ft/s along a straight path. How fast is the tip of her shadow moving away from the pole when she is 18 ft from the base of the pole? (Leave your answer as an exact number.) Sorry, that's incorrect. Try again?
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Chapter63: Volumes Of Pyramids And Cones
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