Suppose a 6-ft person wishes to determine the height of a footbridge connecting two buildings, as shown in the figure below. To do this, this person stands at one end of the bridge (point S) and looks down to a point directly below the other end (point T) . With the help of a companion, point P is determined to form two triangles. Find the height of the footbridge, if
ft and
ft.
A) 9 ft
B) 6 ft
C) 72 ft
D) 8 ft
E) 48 ft
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