A man sees the top of a tower in a mirro...

A man sees the top of a tower in a mirror which is at a distance of 87.6 m from the tower. The mirror is on the ground , facing upward. The man is 0.4 m away from the mirror and the distance of his eye level from the ground is 1.5 m . How tall is the tower ? (The foot of man, the mirror and the foot of the tower lie along a straight line )

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328.5 m

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