Question

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Charles places a mirror on the ground 63 feet from the base of a tree. He walks backwards until he can see the top of the tree in the middle of the mirror. At that point, Jason's eyes are 6 feet above the ground and he is 9 feet from the image in the mirror. What is the height of the tree?







A.

69 feet








B.

94 feet








C.

42 feet








D.

54 feet

Answer 1

i think its D.

Answer 2

so D?

Answer 3

the big triangle and little triangle are similar
so the corresponding sides are in the same ratio.

let height of the tree be x ::-
x / 6 = 63 / 9

Answer 4

?

Answer 5

solve for x

Answer 6

54?

Answer 7

do you follow that ok?

Answer 8

right side = 63/9 = 7#so we have

x / 6 = 7

what is x?

Answer 9

54 is incorrect

Answer 10

oh 42....

Answer 11

what number when divided by 6 gives 7?

Answer 12

42

Answer 13

right
height of the tree is 42