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cestrela7 [59]
3 years ago
7

Jason places a mirror on the ground 40 feet from the base of a tree. He walks backwards until he can see the top of the tree in

the middle of the mirror. At that point, Jason's eyes are 6 feet above the ground and he is 8 feet from the image in the mirror. What is the height of the tree?
Mathematics
2 answers:
Bas_tet [7]3 years ago
7 0
Let
x---------------> <span>the height of the tree

we know that
by using proportion
</span>\frac{40}{8} = \frac{x}{6}  \\  \\ 40*6=8*x \\  \\ x=40*6/8 \\  \\ x=30 feet
<span>
therefore

the answer is
</span><span>the height of the tree is </span>30feet
maksim [4K]3 years ago
3 0
We have to use a proportion:x is the height of a treex : 40 = 6 : 88 x = 6 * 408 x = 240x = 240 : 8x = 30 ftAnswer:The height of the tree is 30 ft.

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