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Mathematics, 25.06.2019 22:10 kaayla20

Ashooting star forms a right triangle with the earth and the sun, as shown below: a right triangle is shown with the vertices labeled earth, sun, and shooting star. the angle formed by the sun is labeled x degrees and the side between the shooting star and the sun is labeled y. 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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