tower stands tall at 30ft. Person A walks away from the tower at a constant rate of 3ft/s. A spotlight lies at the top of the tower and person B, holding the spotlight, follows person A with the spotlight as he walks. Find the rate (in rad/s) in which the lamp is rotating at the moment when person A is 30 feet away from the tower.

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A tower stands tall at 30ft. Person A walks away from the tower at a constant rate of 3ft/s. A spotlight lies at the top of the tower and person B, holding the spotlight, follows person A with the spotlight as he walks. Find the rate (in rad/s) in which the lamp is rotating at the moment when person A is 30 feet away from the tower.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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