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.)
Found 3 solutions by josgarithmetic, mananth, ikleyn:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39790)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Not shown here but if drawn correctly, two similar triangles. Tree height corresponds to Raul's 6 foot height; Distance 519 feet corresponds to 18 feet.
Make the proportion,  ;
solve for y.
Answer by mananth(16949)  (Show Source):
Answer by ikleyn(53742)  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! .
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.)
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In the post by @mananth, the final unit should be ft (feet), not meters.
Be aware.
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