One side

One side is 36 long with a 15° incline. What is the height at the end of that side?

Correct result:

h =  9.6462

Solution:

a=36 A=15 ∘  tan⁡A=h/a  h=a⋅ tan⁡(A)=36⋅ tan⁡(15∘)=9.6462

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