A spot light is on the ground 20 ft away from a wall and a 6 ft tall person is walking towards the wall at a rate of 2.5 ft/sec. How fast is the height of the shadow changing when the person is 8 feet from the wall? Is the shadow increasing or decreasing in height at this time?

Q: A tall pipe is 30 feet tall. A person with a height of 6 feet walks away from the pipe along a…

A: The objective of this question is to find the rate at which the person is moving away from the pipe.…

Q: The police radar reads that the distance between the police car and the red car is decreasing at a…

A:

Q: A hot-air balloon rises straight up at a constant speed of 20 feet/sec. An observer stands 200 feet…

A: The speed of the balloon is dydt=20 ft/s2=VyThe distance between observer and launchingpoint, x=200…

Q: A man of height 1.9 meters walks away from a 5- meter lamppost at a speed of 1.5 m/s. Find the rate…

A: Let Bc represents the lamp post and MN represents man. Then BC=5m, MN=1.9 m Let MC=x , MA=y Since,…

Q: A police car is located 40 feet to the side of a straight road. A red car is driving along the road…

A: Please see the attachment

Q: A street light is mounted at the top of a 15-ft-tall pole. A man 6 ft tall walks away from the pole…

A: Consider the provided information, The height of the street light on top of the pole 15 ft and the…