A man, 1.59 m tall is walking on a horizontal street at 2.5 kph away from a vertical street light, 2.6 m high. How fast (kph) is the tip of his shadow moving relative to the top of the street light when he is 2 m from the base of the street light?

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A man, 1.59 m tall is walking on a horizontal street at 2.5 kph away from a vertical street light, 2.6 m high. How fast (kph) is the tip of his shadow moving relative to the top of the street light when he is 2 m from the base of the street light?

Answer is 5.7 kph

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