Firefighter Problem
There's fire coming from a window on the 8th story of a building. In this building,each story is 11.25 feet tall. A fireman parks his firetruck 75 feet away from the base of the building. He turns the hose on. Once the water hits the burning window, he begins to run towards the base of the building. The rate at which distance is changing between the fireman and the burning window is 1.921 feet per second. With all of his heavy gear on, he can only run at a certain speed.
A. What is the rate at which the distance is changing between the fireman and the base of the building?
B. The fireman stops running when he is 40 feet from the base of the building. Then the building begins to collapse at a rate of 6 feet per second. Find the rate at which distance is changing between the fireman and the burning window now.
-Megan Moser-Fire Fighter Problem- Mr. Weiland