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On a hike with her children, Mrs. Thompson noticed the reflection of the top of a pine tree in a puddle in the path. Her son, who is almost a foot taller than she is, could not see the top of the tree in the puddle until he moved. Why did her son need to move to see the top of the tree? How can they use similar right triangles and indirect measurements to find the height of the tree?
- Subject:
- Geometry
- Mathematics
- Measurement and Data
- Trigonometry
- Material Type:
- Activity/Lab
- Author:
- Jennifer Dunmire
- Date Added:
- 03/04/2020
