A scientist measures the angle x and the distance y between the Sun 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.

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aaniuah · Answer

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vocaloid · Answer

are you familiar with cos, sin, and tangent ratios?

aaniuah · Answer

yes @Vocaloid

vocaloid · Answer

do you know which of the three would be useful in this scenario?

aaniuah · Answer

tangent.. @Vocaloid

vocaloid · Answer

not quite

we are given the hypotenuse, the angle, and we want to find the side adjacent to the angle

which ratio is this?