A signpost casts a shadow 24m long. The angle of the elevation of the sun is 15 degrees. Find the height of th?

Question

A signpost casts a shadow 24m long. The angle of the elevation of the sun is 15 degrees. Find the height of th?

Answer 1

I assume you want the height, h, of the signpost.

tan(15°) = opp/adj = h/24

h = 24tan(15°) = 24(0.2679) = 6.43 m