document.write( "Question 1154763: Raul is 537 ft from the world's tallest totem pole in Albert Bay, Canada. He decides to place a mirror on the ground between himself and the totem pole to use the angle of reflection to estimate the pole's height indirectly. he places the mirror at a spot that is 519 ft from the pole and backs up to his original position. if Raul is 6 ft tall, how tall does he calculate the pole to be? (draw a picture to help you solve it.) \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #853808 by ikleyn(53742) You can put this solution on YOUR website! . \n" ); document.write( "Raul is 537 ft from the world's tallest totem pole in Albert Bay, Canada. He decides \n" ); document.write( "to place a mirror on the ground between himself and the totem pole to use the angle of reflection \n" ); document.write( "to estimate the pole's height indirectly. he places the mirror at a spot that is 519 ft from the pole \n" ); document.write( "and backs up to his original position. if Raul is 6 ft tall, how tall does he calculate the pole to be? \n" ); document.write( "(draw a picture to help you solve it.) \n" ); document.write( "~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "In the post by @mananth, the final unit should be ft (feet), not meters.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Be aware.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |