Question

What is the height, in feet, of the portion AB of the lamppost?
WILL FAN AND MEDAL

Answer 1

14 divided by cos 60 degrees

14 tan 60°

14 divided by tan 60 degrees

14 cos 60°

Answer 2

tan is opp/adjacent.
What is the adjacent length

Answer 3

14 feet

Answer 4

so its tan 60=opp/14 since opposite is AB or the height
tan60=AB/14
which equals 14*tan60

Answer 5

Thank you! makes it a lot easier to understand now I see it.