Suppose a person travels at a rate of 4 ft/hr toward the foot of a street lamp pole 51 ft high. The height of the person is 5.1 ft. At what rate is the distance from the head of the person to the top of the street lamp changing when 86 ft from the bottom of the street lamp? Note: Round your answer to 4 decimal places. O O ft/hr O -0.2834 ft/hr O 0.2834 ft/hr O 3.3502 ft/hr O -3 ft/hr O none of the other answers O 3.4405 ft/hr 3.5288 ft/hr

Suppose a person travels at a rate of 4 ft/hr toward the foot of a street lamp pole 51 ft high. The height of the person is 5.1 ft. At what rate is the distance from the head of the person to the top of the street lamp changing when 86 ft from the bottom of the street lamp? Note: Round your answer to 4 decimal places. O O ft/hr O -0.2834 ft/hr O 0.2834 ft/hr O 3.3502 ft/hr O -3 ft/hr O none of the other answers O 3.4405 ft/hr 3.5288 ft/hr

College Algebra

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