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You are sharing a house with a few roommates. One of them plays on the basketball team, and is exactly 200 cm tall. The heights

of you and the other roommates are 188 cm, 175 cm, and 160 cm. You want to buy the minimum height mirror that will allow all of you to see your entire selves, when the mirror is mounted in a fixed position on the wall. Assume each person's eyes are at a level 95% of their height. How tall a mirror should you buy

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Advocard [28]2 years ago

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Answer:

119 cm

Explanation:

Given heights : 200cm , 188 cm , 175 cm, 160 cm

since the eyes are at 95% level

95% of 200 cm = 190 cm

95% of 160 cm = 152 cm

hence the allowable height of mirror = 200 - ( 5 + 76 ) = 119 cm

and The mirror should be hung 75cm from the floor

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