Question

Paul walks 25 feet away from his house and places a mirror on the ground. He backs 5 feet away from the mirror so that he can see the tip of the roof. Paul's eyes are 6 feet above the ground. The angles between the top of the house, the mirror, and the ground and between Paul'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

@MasterprojectHD

Answer 3

This one is a hard one. But lets think about it. Gimme a sec

Answer 4

:P

Answer 5

You could the area and draw an irregular shape

Answer 6

ok:)

Answer 7

is os lagging for u guys?

Answer 8

and do a scale image

Answer 9

and then simplify Hope this helped

Answer 10

@RyGuy :*