8.3.B.12 - Modeling Using Similarity - Exit Ticket

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Has Henry done enough work so far to use similar triangles to help measure the height of the kite? Explain.

Henry knows he is 5 ½ feet tall. Henry measures the string from the rock to his head and found it to be 8 feet.Does he have enough information to determine the height of the kite?

If so, find the height of the kite.If not, state what other information would be needed.

From EngageNY.org of the New York State Education Department. Grade 8 Mathematics Module 3, Topic B, Lesson 12. Internet. Available from https://www.engageny.org/resource/grade-8-mathemat...; accessed 17/Nov/2015.