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Zigmanuir [339]
3 years ago
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A child standing 15 feet from the base of a lamppost casts a shadow 5 feet long. If the child is 4 feet tall and walks towards t

he lamppost at a speed of 10 feet per minute, at what rate, in feet per minute, will the length of his shadow be changing?

Mathematics
1 answer:
Ber [7]3 years ago
3 0

Step-by-step explanation:

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