A man stands in front of a vertical plane mirror, as shown in the figure.  His eyes are 1.7 m above the floor and the top of his head is 0.11 m higher than that.   Part (a) Find the height above the floor, in meters, of the bottom edge of the shortest mirror in which he can see both the top of his head and his feet.  This height is denoted h(b) in the figure.     Part (b) Find the height above the floor, in meters, of the top edge of the shortest mirror in which he can see both the top of his head and his feet.  This height is denoted h(t) in the figure

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A man stands in front of a vertical plane mirror, as shown in the figure.  His eyes are 1.7 m above the floor and the top of his head is 0.11 m higher than that.

 

Part (a) Find the height above the floor, in meters, of the bottom edge of the shortest mirror in which he can see both the top of his head and his feet.  This height is denoted h(b) in the figure.

 

 

Part (b) Find the height above the floor, in meters, of the top edge of the shortest mirror in which he can see both the top of his head and his feet.  This height is denoted h(t) in the figure

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