Jimmy places a mirror on the ground 45 ft from the base of a geyser. He walks backward until he can see the top of the geyser in the middle of the mirror. At that point, Jimmy's eyes are 6 ft above the ground and he is 7.5 find the height of the geyser. ft from the mirror. Use similar triangles

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Jimmy places a mirror on the ground 45 ft from the base of a geyser. He

walks backward until he can see the top of the geyser in the middle of the

mirror. At that point, Jimmy's eyes are 6 ft above the ground and he is 7.5

find the height of the geyser.

ft from the mirror. Use similar triangles

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x ft
45 ft
7.5 ft
Transcribed Image Text:x ft 45 ft 7.5 ft
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