Question

your peak of choice
your friend tyler is preparing to climb a rock face and wants to figure out how far he will need to climb to reach one of three different peaks. you remember a trick you can use to help him out. you realize that if you place a small mirror on the ground and move it to where tyler can see the reflection of the peak in the mirror, then the angles from the mirror to tyler and from the mirror to the peak are congruent.
use what you have learned about triangles, the mirror, tyler, and the peak to find the height of the peak.
defining your triangles

1. which peak did you select? (1 point)

tyler will climb peak ______.

1. in the drawing below, label the distances given for the peak you chose. (3 points: 1 point for each correct distance)

Explanation:

1. Which peak did you select?

Since the problem allows choosing any of the three peaks (assuming the third peak is, say, A, though the image shows B and C), we can choose one. Let's pick peak C (the choice can vary, but we'll go with C for this example).

The problem asks to select a peak for Tyler to climb. We can choose any of the labeled peaks (C, B, or the implied third peak). Here, we select peak C as an example.

Answer:

Tyler will climb peak C.