I Can't See!
Tom is sitting on a blanket in a park enjoying a folk festival performer.
Bill wanders into the standing area and blocks some of Tom's view of the stage.
If Tom's eye level is 2.5' above the ground and his distances from the stage and to Bill is 47' and 22' respectively, Bill is 6' tall, and the stage is 4' 3" high, how many inches in the height of the performer is blocked from Tom's view?
Assume the ground is level.
State answer to nearest inch.
The answer is 69.
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Height of Bill above eye level = 6'- 2.5'=3.5.---------- Height of stage above eye level = 4.25'- 2.5'=.1.75'.
So for the similar triangles (View+1.75)/47=3.5/22.
So View=5.727272'=68.727272"................ANS. 69