A man 6 feet tall walks at a rate of 5 feet per second away from a light that is 15 feet above the ground. When he is 10 feet from the base of the light, at what rate is the tip of his shadow moving?

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A man 6 feet tall walks at a rate of 5 feet per second away from a light that is 15 feet above the
ground. When he is 10 feet from the base of the light, at what rate is the tip of his shadow moving?
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