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Milestone 3 - Calculus

The document summarizes an experiment where a student measured the length of their shadow and the distance of the tip of their shadow from a light source as their distance from the light changed. They found that (1) as their distance from the light increased, the length of their shadow also increased, and (2) as their distance from the light increased, the distance of the tip of their shadow from the light source also increased. They used the Pythagorean theorem to calculate the distance of the tip of the shadow.

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Milestone 3 - Calculus

The document summarizes an experiment where a student measured the length of their shadow and the distance of the tip of their shadow from a light source as their distance from the light changed. They found that (1) as their distance from the light increased, the length of their shadow also increased, and (2) as their distance from the light increased, the distance of the tip of their shadow from the light source also increased. They used the Pythagorean theorem to calculate the distance of the tip of the shadow.

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Milestone: Shadow Master

Sunshine D. Catan
12- STEM P

Height in Feet: 5′ 0″
Your distance (in ft.) from
the light Length of your shadow(in ft.)

0 0

3 3

6 6

9 9

12 12

15 15

Visualization of the Problem:


The sum of the distance and
Your distance (in ft.) Length of your shadow
the length of my shadow
from the light (in ft.)
(in ft.)

0 0 0

3 3 6

6 6 12

9 9 18

12 12 24

15 15 30

Calculating the distance of the tip of the shadow from the light (c) using Pythagorean
Theorem:
(For 3ft.)
2 2 2
𝑎 +𝑏 =𝑐
2 2 2
(10) + (6) = 𝑐
2
100 + 36 = 𝑐
2
136 = 𝑐
2
136 = 𝑐
11. 66190379 = 𝑐

(For 6ft.)
2 2 2
𝑎 +𝑏 =𝑐
2 2 2
(10) + (12) = 𝑐
2
100 + 144 = 𝑐
2
244 = 𝑐
2
244 = 𝑐
15. 62049935 = 𝑐

(For 9ft.)
2 2 2
𝑎 +𝑏 =𝑐
2 2 2
(10) + (18) = 𝑐
2
100 + 324 = 𝑐
2
424 = 𝑐
2
424 = 𝑐
20. 59126028 = 𝑐

(For 12ft.)
2 2 2
𝑎 +𝑏 =𝑐
2 2 2
(10) + (24) = 𝑐
2
100 + 576 = 𝑐
2
676 = 𝑐
2
676 = 𝑐
26 = 𝑐

(For 15ft.)
2 2 2
𝑎 +𝑏 =𝑐
2 2 2
(10) + (30) = 𝑐
2
100 + 900 = 𝑐
2
1000 = 𝑐
2
1000 = 𝑐
31. 6227766 = 𝑐

Your distance Length of your The sum of the distance Distance of the tip of
(in ft.) shadow and the length of my your shadow from
from the light (in ft.) shadow (in ft.) the light (in ft.)

0 0 0 0

3 3 6 11.66190379

6 6 12 15.62049935

9 9 18 20.59126028

12 12 24 26

15 15 30 31.6227766
a. How is the length of your shadow changing as you change your distance from the light?
Solution:
10
𝑇𝑎𝑛 θ = 𝑥+𝑠
5
𝑇𝑎𝑛 θ = 𝑠
10 5
𝑥+𝑠
= 𝑠
(𝑐𝑟𝑜𝑠𝑠 𝑚𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑖𝑝𝑙𝑦)
10𝑠 = 5𝑠 + 5𝑥
10𝑠 − 5𝑠 = 5𝑥
5𝑠 = 5𝑥
𝑑
𝑑𝑡
[ 5𝑠 = 5𝑥 ]

𝑑𝑠 𝑑𝑥
5( 1) 𝑑𝑡
= 5( 1) 𝑑𝑡
2
5𝑓𝑡. /𝑠 5(3)
5𝑓𝑡.
= 5
𝑑𝑠 15
𝑑𝑡
= 5𝑓𝑡.
𝑑𝑠
𝑑𝑡
= 3𝑓𝑡.
● Simply put, the length of my shadow as I change my distance from the light
source increases.

b. How is the distance of the tip of your shadow changing as you change your distance
from the light?
Solution:
10
𝑇𝑎𝑛 θ = 𝐿
5
𝑇𝑎𝑛 θ = 𝑠
10 5
𝐿
= 𝑠
(𝑐𝑟𝑜𝑠𝑠 𝑚𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑖𝑝𝑙𝑦)
10𝑠 = 5𝐿

𝑑
10𝑠 = 5𝐿 𝑑𝑡
𝑑
[10𝑠 = 5𝐿 ] 𝑑𝑡
𝑑𝐿
10(3𝑓𝑡. /𝑠) = 5 𝑑𝑡
𝑑𝐿
30 5 𝑑𝑡
5𝑓𝑡.
= 5
𝑑𝐿
6𝑓𝑡. /𝑠 = 𝑑𝑡
● Like from the irst question, the distance of the tip of my shadow changes as
I change my distance from the light also increases.

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