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Problem
A streetlight is mounted at the top of a
6
6
6
-meter-tall pole. A person
2
2
2
meters tall walks away from the pole along a straight path at a speed of
1.5
m/s
1.5\,\text{m/s}
1.5
m/s
. At what rate is the tip of the person's shadow moving away from the pole?
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