A woman 1.5 m tall walks directly away from a street light which is 6 m above the ground at a rate of 1.5 m/s. When she is 9 m from the base of the street light, the rate of increase in the length of he shadow is О 1) 3 m/s 2) 2 m/s 3) 3.5 m/s

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A woman 1.5 m tall walks directly away from a street light which is 6 m above the
ground at a rate of 1.5 m/s. When she is 9 m from the base of the street light, the
rate of increase in the length of he shadow is
1) 3 m/s
O 2) 2 m/s
3) 3.5 m/s
4) 0.5 m/s
Transcribed Image Text:A woman 1.5 m tall walks directly away from a street light which is 6 m above the ground at a rate of 1.5 m/s. When she is 9 m from the base of the street light, the rate of increase in the length of he shadow is 1) 3 m/s O 2) 2 m/s 3) 3.5 m/s 4) 0.5 m/s
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