If a man of height $1.8 \ m$ is walking away from the foot of a light pole of height $6 \ m$ with a speed of $7 \ km/h$ on a straight horizontal road,then the rate of change of the length of his shadow is (in $km/h$):

  • A
    $7$
  • B
    $5$
  • C
    $3$
  • D
    $2$

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