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In the diagram a person who is 6 ft tall is standing on the ground 3 ft away from point P. A line segment drawn from the top corner of building to point P created two similar triangles. Which proportion can be used to find h, the height of building in feet?
in the diagram a person who is 6 ft tall is standing on the ground 3
creates two similar triangles.
000
6 ft
T3 ft-
18 ft
Not drawn to scale
Which proportion can be used to find h, the height of the building in fe
Transcribed Image Text:in the diagram a person who is 6 ft tall is standing on the ground 3 creates two similar triangles. 000 6 ft T3 ft- 18 ft Not drawn to scale Which proportion can be used to find h, the height of the building in fe
1/3
1/6
000
3 ft-
18 ft
Not drawn to scale
Which proportion can be used to find h, the height of the building in feet?
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Transcribed Image Text:1/3 1/6 000 3 ft- 18 ft Not drawn to scale Which proportion can be used to find h, the height of the building in feet? 18 o 3 15 h. 18 18 ype here to search
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