Mathematics

Mathematics

Problem

A lamppost is being raised vertically so that its height hh (in meters) is increasing at 0.20 m/s0.20\text{ m/s}. A 1.8 m1.8\text{ m} tall person stands 6 m6\text{ m} from the base of the lamppost. Let yy be the distance from the lamppost to the tip of the person’s shadow measured along the ground, positive when the tip moves away from the lamppost. When the lamppost is 4 m4\text{ m} tall, what is dydt\dfrac{dy}{dt} (in meters per second)? a) 0.550.55 b) −0.45-0.45 c) 0.450.45 d) −0.20-0.20

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