Question

The moon forms a right triangle with the Earth and the sun during one of its phases, as shown below.


A scientist measures the angle x and the distance y between the sun and the moon. Using complete sentences, explain how the scientist can use only these two measurements to calculate the distance between the Earth and the moon.

Answer 1

this is trigonometry , right ?

Answer 2

yea can u help

Answer 3

yeah, u know SOH CAH TOA ?

Answer 4

u have a hypontenuse, and you need opposite side of x
so, which ratio can we use here appropriately. ?

Answer 5

which ratio has hypotenuse and opposite side
u can answer here...

Answer 6

sinx=p/y
p=ysinx