Español Keith wants to measure the height of a tree. He sights the top of the tree, using a mirror that is lying flat on the ground. The mirror is 39 ft from the tree, and Keith is standing 10.9 ft from the mirror, as shown in the figure. His eyes are 6 ft above the ground. How tall is the tree? Round your answer to the nearest foot. (The figure is not drawn to scale.) 6 ft 10.9 ft 39 ft X 3 ?
Español Keith wants to measure the height of a tree. He sights the top of the tree, using a mirror that is lying flat on the ground. The mirror is 39 ft from the tree, and Keith is standing 10.9 ft from the mirror, as shown in the figure. His eyes are 6 ft above the ground. How tall is the tree? Round your answer to the nearest foot. (The figure is not drawn to scale.) 6 ft 10.9 ft 39 ft X 3 ?
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Keith wants to measure the height of a tree. He sights the top of the
tree, using a mirror that is lying flat on the ground. The mirror is 39 ft
from the tree, and Keith is standing 10.9 ft from the mirror, as shown in
the figure. His eyes are 6 ft above the ground. How tall is the tree? Round
your answer to the nearest foot. (The figure is not drawn to scale.)
6 ft
10.9 ft
39 ft
X
Ś ?](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fcd1ff857-92ff-4e51-81f6-c8581968700f%2F49b2066e-8127-48a1-ae3a-126b7e25a13b%2F0hu69ax_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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Keith wants to measure the height of a tree. He sights the top of the
tree, using a mirror that is lying flat on the ground. The mirror is 39 ft
from the tree, and Keith is standing 10.9 ft from the mirror, as shown in
the figure. His eyes are 6 ft above the ground. How tall is the tree? Round
your answer to the nearest foot. (The figure is not drawn to scale.)
6 ft
10.9 ft
39 ft
X
Ś ?
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