A 6-foot-tall man walks away at the rate of 4 ft/sec from the base of a street light 12 feet above ground. At what rate is the length of his shadow changing when he is 20 feet away from the base of the light? At what rate is the tip of his shadow moving?

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* A 6-foot-tall man walks away at the rate of 4 ft/sec from the base of a street light 12 feet above ground. At what rate is the length of his shadow changing when he is 20 feet away from the base of the light? At what rate is the tip of his shadow moving?

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