A boy is 6 ft. tall. The distance from the boy to a mirror is 8 ft. From the mirror to the house is 16 ft. How high is the top of the house?
x = ft.

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A boy is 6 ft. tall. The distance from the boy to a mirror is 8 ft. From the	 mirror to the house is 16 ft. How high is the top of the house?
x = ft.

amistre64 · Answer

sounds like there is a picture involved?

amistre64 · Answer

otherwise these dont really correspond to anything

anonymous · Answer

or we need just a little more info..

anonymous · Answer

there is no picture but let me see

anonymous · Answer

all it say is use similiar triangles there is no picture

amistre64 · Answer

cant reallly tell what is sposed to be similar; there is no reference to it in the question itself

amistre64 · Answer

i think I see it tho

there is a mirror onthe ground; and the boy is looking into it and seeing the top of the house...

anonymous · Answer

yes

amistre64 · Answer

then similar tris gives you a house at 12 feet

amistre64 · Answer

might be wrong in that

anonymous · Answer

yep your right :)

amistre64 · Answer

6/8 = h/16

6(16)/8 = h

amistre64 · Answer

ok :)  had me doubts cause i tend to do em in me head lol