A lamppost casts a shadow 44 feet long. The angle measure of the shadow is 33°.

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How tall is the lamppost, rounded to the nearest tenth of a foot? Type the numeric answer only in the box below.

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A lamppost casts a shadow 44 feet long. The angle measure of the shadow is 33°. 

 
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How tall is the lamppost, rounded to the nearest tenth of a foot? Type the numeric answer only in the box below.

anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

i got 28.57, is that right?

amistre64 · Answer

gonna use tangent right?

tan(33) = x/44

anonymous · Answer

yes, i did tan(33) then multiplied it by 44

amistre64 · Answer

thats the way to do it, make sure your calculator is processing the 33 as degrees and not radians

anonymous · Answer

so rounded to the nearest tenth would the answer be 28.6?

amistre64 · Answer

yes, since 57 is closer to 60 than it is to 50