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Before rock climbing, Donald, who is 5.5 ft. tall, wants to know how high he will climb. He places a mirror on the ground and walks 11 feet backwards until he can see the top of the cliff in the mirror.
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If the mirror is 42 feet from the cliff side, determine the height of the cliff.
feet.
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Transcribed Image Text:Before rock climbing, Donald, who is 5.5 ft. tall, wants to know how high he will climb. He places a mirror on the ground and walks 11 feet backwards until he can see the top of the cliff in the mirror. 5.5' 11' 42' If the mirror is 42 feet from the cliff side, determine the height of the cliff. feet. The height of the cliff is Next Pause 10:04 AM https://ola3.performancematters.com/ola/ola jsp?clientCode=flduval%3 S 四E 12/2/2020 Search insert eleta 144 & 5 7 P WER H
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