A 6-ft man walks away from a 16-ft high lamp post at the rate of 4 ft/s. How fast does the tip of the shadow move in ft/s? How fast is the shadow lengthening in ft/s?

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A 6-ft man walks away from a 16-ft high lamp post at the rate of 4 ft/s.
 How fast does the tip of the shadow move in ft/s? How fast is the shadow lengthening in ft/s?

A 6-ft man walks away from a 16-ft high lamp post at the rate of 4 ft/s.
How fast does the tip of the shadow move in ft/s? How fast is the shadow lengthening in ft/s?
Transcribed Image Text:A 6-ft man walks away from a 16-ft high lamp post at the rate of 4 ft/s. How fast does the tip of the shadow move in ft/s? How fast is the shadow lengthening in ft/s?
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