Jake wanted to measure the height of the Great Sphinx of Giza. He placed a mirror on the ground and then walked backwards until he was able to see the top of the statue in the mirror. If his eyes were 5.5 feet above the ground, how tall is the statue, to the nearest foot?

A. 65 ft
B. 87 ft
C. 103 ft
D. 137 ft

Question

Jake wanted to measure the height of the Great Sphinx of Giza. He placed a mirror on the ground and then walked backwards until he was able to see the top of the statue in the mirror. If his eyes were 5.5 feet above the ground, how tall is the statue, to the nearest foot?

A. 65 ft 
B. 87 ft 
C. 103 ft 
D. 137 ft

anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

let the height of the statue be x
then we have 
x/94 = 5.5 /8
hence x= (5.5/8) *94 = 64.625
 nearly 65 ft