Rock Climbing Before rock climbing, Darius wants to know how high he will climb. He places a mirror on the ground and walks backward until he can see the top of the cliff in the mirror. What is the height of the cliff? xft H 5.5 ft T 6 ft V 34 ft

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Applying Proportionality to Indirect Measurement
Rock Climbing Before rock climbing, Darius wants to know how high he will climb.
He places a mirror on the ground and walks backward until he can see the top of
the cliff in the mirror. What is the height of the cliff?
x ft
5.5 ft
T 6 ft V
34 ft
Transcribed Image Text:Applying Proportionality to Indirect Measurement Rock Climbing Before rock climbing, Darius wants to know how high he will climb. He places a mirror on the ground and walks backward until he can see the top of the cliff in the mirror. What is the height of the cliff? x ft 5.5 ft T 6 ft V 34 ft
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