A boy is tall and his eyes are above the ground

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Problem

A boy is 2.0 m2.0\,\text{m} tall and his eyes are 1.6 m1.6\,\text{m} above the ground. He wants to fix a plane mirror on the wall so that he can just see his feet while standing upright. The lowest point of the mirror should be positioned at a height of (a) 1.0 m1.0\,\text{m} (b) 0.8 m0.8\,\text{m} (c) 0.6 m0.6\,\text{m} (d) 0.4 m0.4\,\text{m}

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