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madam [21]
3 years ago
6

A spotlight on the ground shines on a wall 15 meters away. A man 1.8 meters tall walks away from the spotlight toward the buildi

ng. Write the height of the shadow (s) as a function of the distance (d) from the man to the building.

Physics
1 answer:
Alex17521 [72]3 years ago
6 0

Answer:

s=(15-x)m

Explanation:

Let the distance from spotlight to wall be 15m, and distance from the man to the building be x.

#Therefore the height of the shadow as a function of the above is s=(15-x )m

Hence, height of the shadow is expressed as s=(15-x)m

#See attached photo for illustration

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