Real World Applications: Similar Triangles https://www.ck12.org/assessment/ul/?test/detail/practice/geometry/indirect-Measurement-Applications-Practice&isPageView=true&collectionHandle=geometry&col- lectionCreatorID=3&conceptCollectionHandle=geometry-:-indirect-measurement-applications&ep=https://www.ck12.org/c/geometry/indirect- measurement/lecture/Congruent-and-Similar-Triangles/7referrer=concept_details Example: In the given diagram , a large flagpole stands outside of an office building. Mario realizes that when he looks up from the ground 60 m away from the flagpole, the top of the flagpole and the top of the building line up. If the flagpole is 35 m tall and Mario is 170 m from the building, how tall is the building? 1) Are the triangles in the diagram similar? Explain. 2) Determine the height of the building using what you know about scale factors. 3) Determine the height of the building using ratios between similar figures. 4) Determine the height of the building using ratios within similar figures