Question

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The sail of a boat is in the shape of a right triangle, as shown below. Which expression shows the length, in meters, of the side adjacent to the 50 degree angle?

A. 6 sin 50°

B. 6 cot 50°

C. 6 by sec 50

D. 6 by cot 50


B?

Answer 1

D.  6 * Cot(50 degrees)

Answer 2

could you please explain?

Answer 3

\frac{?}{6m}\text{= cot(50)}\[\frac{?}{6m}\text{ = Cot[50${}^{\circ}$]} \]\[? \text{ = 6*Cot[50${}^{\circ}$]} \]

Answer 4

B. might be closer to the answer which is 6 times the cotangent of 50 degrees.