Question

irene places a mirror on the ground 24 foot from the base of an oak tree. she walks backward until she can see the top of the tree in the middle of the mirror. at that point, irene's eyes are 5.5 foot above ground level, and her feet are 4 foot from the mirror. how tall is the oak tree?

Answer 1

so you take 5.5 and put it over 4. and then take x and put it over 24 creating a proportion and you should just cross mulitply??

Answer 2

then set up a proportion