Michele Wanted To Measure The Height

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Michele Wanted To Measure The Height

of her school's flagpole. She placed a mirror on the ground 48 feet from the flagpol, 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 form the mirror. Using similar triangles, find the height of the flagpole to the hearest tenth of a foot.
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