A 6ft tall man is walking toward a lamppost supporting a lig

A 6ft tall man is walking toward a lamppost supporting a light bulb that is 15ft off the ground. At what speed is the man walking at the moment that the length of his shadow is changing at a rate of 4ft/sec? I got -6ft/sec using similar triangles. Please check work. The answer is negative correct (b/c x is decreasing)?

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Yes it is coming out to be the same.

A 6ft tall man is walking toward a lamppost supporting a light bulb that is 15ft off the ground. At what speed is the man walking at the moment that the length

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