Question

If Dixon is 6 ft tall,, how tall is ariadne?

Answer 1

Notice that the triangles formed by the shadows are similar, therefore:

`(x)/(6)=(15)/(18),`

where x is Adriadne's height. ( We will omit the units to simplify the calculations).

Solving the above equation for x, we get:

`x=(15)/(18)*6.`

Simplifying the above result, we get:

`x=5ft.`

Answer:

`5ft.`