SOLUTION: Mr. Gates bathroom walls arr 91 1/4 inches tall. He wants to mount a mirror with a height of 28 1/4 inches on the wall. The distance from the top of the mirror to the ceiling shoul
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Question 1088034: Mr. Gates bathroom walls arr 91 1/4 inches tall. He wants to mount a mirror with a height of 28 1/4 inches on the wall. The distance from the top of the mirror to the ceiling should be 1/2 from the bottom of the mirror to the floor. Find the distance of the mirror from the floor with ALGEBRAIC EQUATION
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = distance from bottom of mirror to floor
= distance from top of mirror to ceiling
The distance from bottom of mirror to floor is 42"
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