Problema Solution
A statue of George Washington is also in Druid Hill Park. If a girl stands 15 m away from the statue, and places a mirror 12 m from the statue (3 m from her feet), she can see the top of the statue in the mirror. The girl’s height is 5.5 ft. How tall is the statue? (draw a diagram and solve)
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Let 'x' represent the height of the statue.
1 ft = 0.3048 m
5.5 ft = 5.5*0.3048 m
Using the similar triangles we can write:
x : 3 = 12 : (5.5*0.3048)
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x = 21.47 m
The statue is 21.47 meters tall.