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 upwards. The man is 0.4 m away from the mirror and his height is 1.5 m. How tall is the tower?

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