How fast is a shadow?

Calculus Level 3

Bob is \(1.8\) meters tall and is standing below a streetlight that is \(4\) meters in height. If Bob walks straight away from the street light at a rate of \(88\) meters per minutes, what is the velocity of the shadow of the top of Bob's head (in meters per minute)?

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