Question

Peter walks 30 feet away from his house and places a mirror on the ground. He backs 6 feet away from the mirror so that he can see the tip of the roof. Peter's eyes are 5 feet above the ground. The angles between the top of the house, the mirror, and the ground and between Peter's eyes, the mirror, and the ground are congruent as shown in the image:

Image depicts a mirror on the ground between a person and a house. The mirror is 4 feet away from the person and 15 feet away from the house.

Part 1: Prove the triangles are similar.
Part 2: Determine the height of the house.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Please prove this for me, i'll give medal :'(

Answer 3

@mathstudent55

Answer 4

@dan815

Answer 5

@wio

Answer 6

@AriPotta

Answer 7

@radar

Answer 8

@iGreen

Answer 9

Please :'(

Answer 10

Thanks man.

Answer 11

draw a picture first

Answer 12

I have the pic
above

Answer 13

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Answer 14

I know how to solve it, but I'm lost in proofing it

Answer 15

If you could just proof it, it would be more than enough.

Answer 16

they gave us this

Answer 17

yes.