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kekeman:

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AZ:

sin is opposite / hypotenuse cos is adjacent / hypotenuse

AZ:

so what is sin y equal to? So what is the side opposite of angle y? I drew an arrow to it And what is the hypotenuse of the triangle sin y = opposite/hypotenuse = ??

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AZ:

and what is cos x equal to? cos x = adjacent/hypotenuse What is the adjacent side? I drew an arrow to the adjacent side for you. The adjacent side is going to be the other side that isn't opposite or the hypotenuse And you know the hypotenuse so what is cos x = ??

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kekeman:

Yeahh idk i feel like the ratios are identical

AZ:

that's correct

AZ:

What do you get for the ratios? What is the value of the opposite side What is the value of the hypotenuse? The hypotenuse is the largest side. It's the side opposite the right angle, the 90 degree angle

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kekeman:

So that means they both are 9/15

AZ:

yup

kekeman:

Meaning the answer is the first option

AZ:

yes

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