Question

y=

Answer 1

options are
4.6
13.9
21.6

Answer 2

You need to use trigonometry of a right triangle.

Answer 3

Look at the triangle.
Which side is the hypotenuse?

Answer 4

Last Formula
Tan60=8/y
y=8/Tan60

Answer 5

errr but we're only given 1 side and 1 angle with 2 unknowns though ?!

Answer 6

@shylibra16
For simplicity, call the sides x, y, and 8.
Of the three sides x, y, and 8, which one is the hypotenuse?

Answer 7

the x is the hypotenuse

Answer 8

Good. That means the y and the 8 are legs.
Now look at the given angle. For that given angle, which side, y or 8, is the adjacent leg?

Answer 9

Hint: adjacent means "next to".
Opposite means "across from".

Answer 10

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