1) Suppose a man stands in front of a mirror as shown in the figure. His eyes are 1.6 m above the floor, and the top of his head is 0.12 m higher. a) Find the height above the floor of the bottom of the smallest mirror in which he can see both the top of his head and his feet.  b) Find the height above the floor of the top of the smallest mirror in which he can see both the top of his head and his feet.

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1) Suppose a man stands in front of a mirror as shown in the figure. His eyes are 1.6 m above the floor, and the top of his head is 0.12 m higher.

a) Find the height above the floor of the bottom of the smallest mirror in which he can see both the top of his head and his feet. 

b) Find the height above the floor of the top of the smallest mirror in which he can see both the top of his head and his feet. 

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Eyes above the floor at, 1.6 m

Top of his head is 0.12 m higher.

To find:

  1. the distance from the top of the mirror from the floor.
  2. the distance between the floor and the bottom of the smallest mirror.
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