Geometry.2.C.16 - Between-Figure and Within-Figure Ratios – Exit Ticket

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Dennis needs to fix a leaky roof on his house but does not own a ladder. He thinks that a 25 ft. ladder will be long enough to reach the roof, but he needs to be sure before he spends the money to buy one. He chooses a point P on the ground where he can visually align the roof of his car with the edge of the house roof. Help Dennis determine if a 25 ft. ladder will be long enough for him to safely reach his roof.

From EngageNY.org of the New York State Education Department. Grade Geometry Mathematics Module 2, Topic C, Lesson 16. Internet. Available from https://www.engageny.org/resource/geometry-module-...; accessed 14/Apr/2016.