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Related rates A streetlight is 15 feet above the sidewalk. Jonathan, who is 7 foot tall , walks away from the light at the rate of 5 feet per sec. 1. Determine a function relating the length of Jonathan's shadow to his distance from the base of the streetlight. 2. Determine the rate at which Jonathan's shadow is lengthening at the moment that he is 20 feet from the base of the light.

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