I'LL BECOME A FAN OF ANYONE WHO CAN HELP: The sail of a boat is in the shape of a right triangle, as shown below.

The sail of a boat is a right triangle with an acute base angle equal to 50 degrees and the height of the sail is 6 meters.

Which expression shows the length, in meters, of the side adjacent to the 50 degree angle?

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I'LL BECOME A FAN OF ANYONE WHO CAN HELP: The sail of a boat is in the shape of a right triangle, as shown below. 

The sail of a boat is a right triangle with an acute base angle equal to 50 degrees and the height of the sail is 6 meters.

Which expression shows the length, in meters, of the side adjacent to the 50 degree angle?

anonymous · Answer

6 sin 50°

 6 cot 50°

 6 by sec 50 degrees

 6 by cot 50 degrees