jillybeanmcm
contestada

A 6 foot tall man standing near a geyser has a shadow 4.5 feet long the guys there has a shadow 15 feet long how what is the height of the geyser

Respuesta :

toporc
Let the height of the geyser be h feet. Now we can equate the ratios of heights to shadows:
[tex]\frac{h}{15}=\frac{6}{4.5}[/tex]
Cross-multiplying gives us:
[tex]h=\frac{6\times 15}{4.5}=20\ feet.[/tex]

Otras preguntas