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A man of 2 mts tall is approaching a lamp post at the rate of 0.5m/sec.if the lamp post is situated at a height of 8 m, then find the rate at which the length of the shadow is decreasing

A man of 2 mts tall is approaching a lamp post at the rate of 0.5m/sec.if the lamp post is situated at a height of 8 m, then find the rate at which the length of the shadow is decreasing

Algebra: Structure And Method, Book 1
Algebra: Structure And Method, Book 1
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Author:Richard G. Brown, Mary P. Dolciani, Robert H. Sorgenfrey, William L. Cole
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