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. Paul and the house are both perpendicular to 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 below:

http://learn.flvs.net/webdav/assessment_images/educator_geometry_v16/0507_g5.jpg

What is the height of the house? Show your work and explain your reasoning in complete sentences.

Answer 1

I partially completed the question,I just need to to know how to find the height.

Answer 2

Anyone?

Answer 3

@YoungStudier @ganeshie8 @gahoolianowl @Deadly_Roses @Directrix

Answer 4

Help?

Answer 5

@YoloShroom @nincompoop @Gir_16 @Deadly_Roses

Answer 6

30 ft. :)

Answer 7

@Vik0914

Answer 8

Im back lol

Answer 9

How did you get that may I ask :)?

Answer 10

@MathleticMagician

Answer 11

since we will have the angle and we know that Paul is 25 feet away from the house.. (I will represent the height of the house with the variable H) use this equation

tanM=H/25

=30ft

Answer 12

@Vik0914