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25 September, 06:30

Michele wanted to measure the height of her school's flagpole. she placed a mirror on the ground 48 ft from the flagpole, then walked backwards until she was able to see the top of the pole in the mirror. Her eyes were 5ft about the ground and she was 12 ft from the mirror. using similar triangles what is the height of the flag pole

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  1. 25 September, 06:41
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    The mirror is 48 feet from the flag pole and she is 12 feet away from the mirror. 48/12=4

    The flag pole is going to be 4x as tall as she is. Since she is about 5 foot. 5*4=20. The flag pole is 20 ft.
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