Question

PLEASE HELP DESPERATE

A shooting star forms a right triangle ith the earth and the sun.A scientist measures the angle x and the distance y between the Earth and the shooting star. Using complete sentences, explain how the scientist can use only these two measurements to calculate the distance between the Earth and the Sun.

Answer 1

hmm...What do you think so far hun?

Answer 2

@Kainui Know anything bout this?

Answer 3

Draw a picture every time you come to a math problem like this. I'll help you figure it out, just try your best to draw it out.

Answer 4

I was thinking about that...But not really sure how to say that :)

Answer 5

here is an image of the situation