Question

A woman 6 ft tall is standing near a street lamp that is 11 ft tall, as shown in the figure. Find a function that models the length L of her shadow in terms of her distance d from the base of the lamp.
from your description ,
6/L = 11/(L + d)
11L = 6L + 6d
5L = 6d
L = 6d/5

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