2. A 12 meter building on level ground casts a shadow on the ground. At one moment in the morning of a day when the sun will pass directly overhead, the angle 0 the sun makes with the ground is , and is increasing at the rate of 0.005 radians/min. At what rate is the length of the shadow decreasing at this moment?

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2. A 12 meter building on level ground casts a shadow on the ground. At
one moment in the morning of a day when the sun will pass directly overhead, the
angle 0 the sun makes with the ground is , and is increasing at the rate of 0.005
radians/min. At what rate is the length of the shadow decreasing at this moment?
R A:P
Transcribed Image Text:2. A 12 meter building on level ground casts a shadow on the ground. At one moment in the morning of a day when the sun will pass directly overhead, the angle 0 the sun makes with the ground is , and is increasing at the rate of 0.005 radians/min. At what rate is the length of the shadow decreasing at this moment? R A:P
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