A street light is fastened to the top of a 16 5 ft high pole

Last updated: 7/26/2023

A street light is fastened to the top of a 16 5 ft high pole If a 5 5 ft tall woman walks away from the pole in a straight line over level ground at a rate of 5 ft s how fast is the length of her shadow changing when she is 12 ft away from the pole Let L be the length of the woman s shadow and let x be the woman s distance from the pole Write an equation that relates L and x