Asked by Jayden
A woman who is 6 feet tall stand near a light that is 13 feet tall. Find a function for the length of her shadow in term of her distance from the base of the lamp.
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Steve
If x is the distance from the lamp, and s is the length of her shadow, then using similar triangles,
13/(x+s) = 6/s
s = 6/7 x
13/(x+s) = 6/s
s = 6/7 x
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