I'm new and this is my first question but here it is. The distance between the end of a lamppost's shadow and the top of the lamppost is 22 feet. The angle measure of the shadow is 15°.
I got the answer 33.8.

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I'm new and this is my first question but here it is. The distance between the end of a lamppost's shadow and the top of the lamppost is 22 feet. The angle measure of the shadow is 15°. 
I got the answer 33.8.

directrix · Answer

Welcome to OpenStudy.

sin(15 degrees) = x/22
x = 22 * sin(15 degrees) which is not 33.8

Look at the diagram and see if you think I drew it correctly.

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