Mathematics

Mathematics

Problem

A 2-meter-tall pedestrian walks away from a lamppost at 1 m/s along a straight sidewalk. At the moment when the pedestrian’s shadow is 3 m long, the shadow is lengthening at a rate of 0.5 m/s. What is the height (in meters) of the lamppost? a) 44 b) 33 c) 66 d) 55

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