Thread: Application of calculus

A lamp is placed on the ground 100ft away from a wall. a max 6ft tall is walking at a speed of 10ft/sec from the lamp to the nearest point on the wall. When he is midway between the lamp and the wall , the rate of change in the length of his shadow is (in ft/sec)?

a. 2.4
b. 3
c. 12
d. 3.6

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