A girl's eyes are height 1.75 m above the floor. She stands distance 9.72 m from a plane mirror hanging on a vertical wall, with its lower end distance 1.29 m above the floor. If she looks directly at the bottom of the mirror, find the horizontal distance x, in m, from the base of the wall to the spot she can see in the mirror.

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A girl's eyes are at a height of 1.75 m above the floor. She stands at a distance of 9.72 m from a plane mirror hanging on a vertical wall, with its lower end at a distance of 1.29 m above the floor. If she looks directly at the bottom of the mirror, find the horizontal distance \( x \), in meters, from the base of the wall to the spot she can see in the mirror.
Transcribed Image Text:A girl's eyes are at a height of 1.75 m above the floor. She stands at a distance of 9.72 m from a plane mirror hanging on a vertical wall, with its lower end at a distance of 1.29 m above the floor. If she looks directly at the bottom of the mirror, find the horizontal distance \( x \), in meters, from the base of the wall to the spot she can see in the mirror.
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