Question

The figure shows a triangular piece of cloth:

Triangle ABC has angle ABC equal to 90 degrees and angle BAC equal to 35 degrees. Length of AC is 8 inches

What is the length of the portion BC of the cloth?

8 cos 35°

sin 35 degrees by 8

cos 35 degrees by 8

8 sin 35°

Answer 1

sin(35) = BC/AC

Answer 2

opp over adjacent.. but how do i know which of the choices it is then ?

Answer 3

@math&ing001

Answer 4

between B and D

Answer 5

i mean opp over hypotenuse .. my bad

Answer 6

Well B is sin(35)/8, but sin(35) = BC/AC is gonna give you BC = sin(35) * 8. I don't know how you got confused.

Answer 7

Yep !

Answer 8

thank you

Answer 9

Welcome =)