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Artyom0805 [142]
3 years ago
12

A spotlight on the ground shines on a wall 12 meters away. If a man 2 meters high walks away from the spotlight towards the wall

at a speed of 1.6 meters per second, how fast is the length of his shadow on the wall decreasing when he is 4 meters away from the wall?

Physics
1 answer:
nordsb [41]3 years ago
5 0

Answer: The length of the shadow on the wall is decreasing by 0.6m/s

Explanation:

the specified moment in the problem, the man is standing at point D with his head at point E.

At that moment, his shadow on the wall is y=BC.

The two right triangles ΔABC and ΔADE are similar triangles. As such, their corresponding sides have equal ratios:

ADAB=DEBC

8/12=2/y,∴y=3 meters

If we consider the distance of the man from the building as x then the distance from the spotlight to the man is 12−x.

(12−x) /12=2/y

1− (1 /12x )=2 × 1/y

Let's take derivatives of both sides:

−1 / 12dx = −2 × 1 / y^2 dy

Let's divide both sides by dt:

−1/12⋅dx/dt=−2/y^2⋅dy/dt

At the specified moment:

dxdt=1.6 m/s

y=3

Let's plug them in:

−1/121.6) = - 2/9 × dy/dt

dy/dt = 1.6/12 ÷ 2/9

dy/dt = 1.6/12 × 9/2

dy/dt = 14.4/24 = 0.6m/s

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