Question

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

Answer 1

Let the height of the geyser be h feet. Now we can equate the ratios of heights to shadows:

`(h)/(15)=(6)/(4.5)`
Cross-multiplying gives us:

`h=(6* 15)/(4.5)=20\ feet.`