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The moon forms a right triangle with the Earth and the Sun during one of its phases, as shown below:
A scientist measures the angle x and the distance y between the Earth and the Sun. Using complete sentences, explain how the scientist can use only these two measurements to calculate the distance between the moon and the Sun.

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The moon forms a right triangle with the Earth and the Sun during one of its phases, as shown below:
A scientist measures the angle x and the distance y between the Earth and the Sun. Using complete sentences, explain how the scientist can use only these two measurements to calculate the distance between the moon and the Sun.

anonymous · Answer

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tacotime · Answer

The scientist can figure out the 3rd angle using 90 + x + angle = 180 and if its a special triangle she can figure out z? Or she could use inverse sin.