Question

Math is fun!

Answer 1

@victoria650 Do you know right triangle trig ratios?

If so, which trig function of an acute angle of a right triangle is the ratio of the adjacent leg to the hypotenuse of the triangle?

Answer 2

Yes.

So, cos(x) = y/(SM) where SM is the distance from the sun to the moon. That is what I am understanding that the problem is asking. @victoria650

Answer 3

Give words to the symbols.

Because this problem involves finding the side of a right triangle, a trig function of an acute angle of a right triangle can be used to find the distance from the sun to the moon. Let cos(x) = y/(SM) where SM is the distance from the sun to the moon.
Fill in that equation for cos(x) and y. Then, solve for SM.

Answer 4

So, what is the question @victoria650

Answer 5

@victoria650 Click on the blue DRAW button and sketch a diagram of the problem. Put the measures on the drawing. Then, we'll try to figure out how to solve the problem.

Answer 6

This is what I got.