Suppose a person travels at a rate of 3 ft/hr toward the foot of a street lamp pole 64 ft high. The height of the person is 5.5 ft. At what rate is the distance from the head of the person to the top of the street lamp changing when 87 ft from the bottom of the street lamp? Note: Round your answer to 4 decimal places.
Suppose a person travels at a rate of 3 ft/hr toward the foot of a street lamp pole 64 ft high. The height of the person is 5.5 ft. At what rate is the distance from the head of the person to the top of the street lamp changing when 87 ft from the bottom of the street lamp? Note: Round your answer to 4 decimal places.
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![Suppose a person travels at a rate of 3 ft/hr toward the foot of a street lamp pole 64 ft high. The height of the person is 5.5 ft. At
what rate is the distance from the head of the person to the top of the street lamp changing when 87 ft from the bottom of the street
lamp?
Note: Round your answer to 4 decimal places.
O 0.4017 ft/hr
O -2 ft/hr
none of the other answers
O 2.3439 ft/hr
2.4895 ft/hr
O O ft/hr
O -0.4017 ft/hr
O 2.4166 ft/hr](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fa86b158c-6511-4a59-a017-d203883f4b46%2F5eb3d205-a301-496f-951c-7d1fb4a3b8bb%2Fq160wn_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Suppose a person travels at a rate of 3 ft/hr toward the foot of a street lamp pole 64 ft high. The height of the person is 5.5 ft. At
what rate is the distance from the head of the person to the top of the street lamp changing when 87 ft from the bottom of the street
lamp?
Note: Round your answer to 4 decimal places.
O 0.4017 ft/hr
O -2 ft/hr
none of the other answers
O 2.3439 ft/hr
2.4895 ft/hr
O O ft/hr
O -0.4017 ft/hr
O 2.4166 ft/hr
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