A mirror is placed on the ground 12 m from directly under the traffic light. Bardia walks backward until he can see the top of the traffic light in the mirror. He is 4.2 m from the mirror and his eyes are 1.85 above the ground. Determine how high the traffic light is hanging from the pole using triangle similarity. (round to 1 dp)
A mirror is placed on the ground 12 m from directly under the traffic light. Bardia walks backward until he can see the top of the traffic light in the mirror. He is 4.2 m from the mirror and his eyes are 1.85 above the ground. Determine how high the traffic light is hanging from the pole using triangle similarity. (round to 1 dp)
Trigonometry (11th Edition)
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Author:Margaret L. Lial, John Hornsby, David I. Schneider, Callie Daniels
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Chapter1: Trigonometric Functions
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Problem 1RE:
1. Give the measures of the complement and the supplement of an angle measuring 35°.
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