Question

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Answer 1

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:


Part 1: Prove the triangles are similar.

Part 2: Determine the height of the house. (10 points)

Answer 2

@iGreen

Answer 3

i already did part 2 i ts a scale factor of 5 i just need help with part 1

Answer 4

hello.. senpai

Answer 5

Well, all right triangles are similar..

Answer 6

We have theorem: the 2 triangles whose corresponding sides // or perpendicular are similar,
hence we have ABC ~ CDE (AC // CD, AB// ED)

Answer 7

you get the answer

Answer 8

i solved it yesterday and got a 100 on the quiz thank you for the help though <3 @iGreen @loser66

Answer 9

whats the answer for part 2?

Answer 10

@Helpmeplas

Answer 11

@Loser66

Answer 12

@pooja195