A street light is at the top of a 15 ft tall pole. A woman 6 ft tall walks away from the pole with a speed of 6 ft/sec along a straight path. How fast is the tip of her shadow moving along the ground when she is 30 ft from the base of the pole

10ft/sec

Step-by-step explanation:

From the question, we say that both triangles are similar.

we are given;

Height of pole= 15ft

Height of the woman = 6ft

Speed = 6ft/sec

Let's make use of the triangle equation:

(y - x) ÷ y = 6 ÷ 15

Solving the equation, we have:

15(y-x) = 6y

= 15y - 15x = 6y

= 15y - 6y = 15x

= 9y = 15x

y = 5 / 3x

Let's differentiate both sides with respect to time,

Therefore we have:

dy/dt = 5/3

At period t, she walks away,

we now have:

dx/dt = 6ft/sec

Therefore

= dy/dt= 5/3 * 6ft/sec

dy/dt = 30/3

dy/dt = 10ft/second

The woman's distance from the pole won't count because only speed affects the movement of shadow.

Therefore the speed of her shadow moving along the ground when she is 30ft from the base of the pole is 10ft/sec.

the least value out of the data shown is 5, maybe if you post a picture with it i could a little more.

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5050 i think

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