A man 6 ft. tall is walking towards a building at the rate of 4 ft./sec. If there is a light on the ground 40 ft. from the building, how fast is the man's shadow on the building growing shorter when he is 30 ft. from the building?

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A man 6 ft. tall is walking towards a building at the rate of 4 ft./sec. If there is a light on the
ground 40 ft. from the building, how fast is the man's shadow on the building growing
shorter when he is 30 ft. from the building?
Transcribed Image Text:A man 6 ft. tall is walking towards a building at the rate of 4 ft./sec. If there is a light on the ground 40 ft. from the building, how fast is the man's shadow on the building growing shorter when he is 30 ft. from the building?
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