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°.

Height of lamppost is x; distance from end of lamppost's shadow to top of lamppost is 22; angle measure of shadow is 15 degrees.
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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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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°. 

Height of lamppost is x; distance from end of lamppost's shadow to top of lamppost is 22; angle measure of shadow is 15 degrees. 
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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

The second paragraph of your question is very confusing.

anonymous · Answer

Ignore that part... the first paragraph and the last is the question

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Please help me!

anonymous · Answer

SohCahToa -- always remember this. Sine = opposite/hypotenuse, Cosine =adjacent/hypotenuse, and Tangent = opposite/adjacent ... these are all relative to the angle theta (in other words, not the 90 degree angle)

anonymous · Answer

So in this case, x is opposite your angle. And you are given that your hypotenuse is 22 and your angle theta is 15 degrees

anonymous · Answer

With the given information, which of the aforementioned trig rules do you feel would be most useful to you?