Question

Professor Plum is standing 10 feet from a streetlamp. The light from the lamp is making his shadow 8 feet long. He estimates that the angle of elevation from the tip of his shadow to the top of the streetlamp is 40 degrees. About how high is the streetlamp?

Answer 1

\[18 \text{Tan}[40{}^{\circ}]=15.10 \]Refer to the attachment.

Answer 2

ok thank you i get it now.

Answer 3

You're welcome and thank you for the medal.