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Schach [20]
3 years ago
15

A man 6 feet tall walks at a rate of 6 feet per second away from a light that is 15 feet above the ground.

Physics
1 answer:
Tems11 [23]3 years ago
7 0

Answer:(a)10 ft/s

(b)4 ft/s

Explanation:

Given

height of light =15 feet

height of man=6 feet

\frac{\mathrm{d} x}{\mathrm{d} t}=6 ft/s

From diagram

\frac{15}{y}=\frac{6}{y-x}

5(y-x)=2y

3y=5x

differentiate both sides

3\times \frac{\mathrm{d} y}{\mathrm{d} t}=5\times \frac{\mathrm{d} x}{\mathrm{d} t}

Tip of shadow is moving at the rate of

\frac{\mathrm{d} y}{\mathrm{d} t}=\frac{5}{3}\times 6=10 ft/s

(b)rate at which length of his shadow  is changing

Length of shadow is y-x

differentiating w.r.t time

\frac{\mathrm{d} (y-x)}{\mathrm{d} t}=\frac{\mathrm{d} y}{\mathrm{d} t}-\frac{\mathrm{d} x}{\mathrm{d} t}

\frac{\mathrm{d} (y-x)}{\mathrm{d} t}=10-6=4 ft/s

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