isi-entrance 2013 Q22

isi-entrance · India 4 marks Connected Rates of Change Shadow Rate of Change Problem
A lantern is placed on the ground 100 feet away from a wall. A man six feet tall is walking at a speed of 10 feet/second from the lantern to the nearest point on the wall. When he is midway between the lantern and the wall, the rate of change (in ft./sec.) in the length of his shadow is
(A) 2.4
(B) 3
(C) 3.6
(D) 12
A lantern is placed on the ground 100 feet away from a wall. A man six feet tall is walking at a speed of 10 feet/second from the lantern to the nearest point on the wall. When he is midway between the lantern and the wall, the rate of change (in ft./sec.) in the length of his shadow is\\
(A) 2.4\\
(B) 3\\
(C) 3.6\\
(D) 12