A street light is mounted at the top of a 15 foot tall pole. A man 6 feet tall walks away from the pole with the speed of 5 ft./s along a straight path. how fast and feet per second is the tip of his shadow moving when he is 35 feet from the pole?

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A street light is mounted at the top of a 15 foot tall pole. A man 6 feet tall walks away from the pole with the speed of 5 ft./s along a straight path. how fast and feet per second is the tip of his shadow moving when he is 35 feet from the pole?
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