Traffic laws
Under traffic regulations, car lights can illuminate the road up to a maximum of 30 m. To check the reach of their car's dipped-beam lights, Peter stopped the car 1.5 m from the wall. The dipped-beam headlights are 60 cm high. At what height on the wall does Peter have to draw a mark to see if his dipped lights are on properly?
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