Question 11
Michele wanted to measure the height of her school's flagpole.
She placed a mirror on the ground 48 feet from the flagpole, then walked backwards until she was able to see the top of the pole in the mirror.
Her eyes were 5 feet above the ground and she was 12 feet from the mirror.
Using similar triangles, find the height of the flagpole to the nearest tenth of
a foot.
A. 20 ft
B. 38.4 ft
C. 55 ft
D. 25 ft
