Pre-Calculus Word Problems

claps123

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1. When a girl 1.75 meters tall stands between a wall and a light on the ground 15 meters away, she casts a shadow h meters high on the wall. Express h as a function of d, the girl's distance in meters from the light.
 
You must think about "similar triangles". Something about corresponding parts will do that trick.

What's your plan?
 
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