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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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salenh salenh · Answer 1 · 2022-06-03T03:28:55+02:00

Answer:

by using pythagoras theorem

Step-by-step explanation:

the distance between sun and moon is hypoteneous

the distance between earth and sun is perpndicular

and distance between earth and moon is base

we can use,

tanx°=distance betwwen earth and sun/ distance betweenearth and moon

or,

sinx°= distance between earth and sun/ distance between sun and moon

we can use other formulas also same as above 2 examples

Hope ithelps

vanessa3078 vanessa3078 · Answer 2 · 2022-06-03T03:30:28+02:00

Answer:

The scientist can use trigonometry to figure out the distance between the Moon and Sun. More specifically, using sine (sin).

Step-by-step explanation:

Label the triangle first.

- x should be theta

- y would be opposite (o) as it is across/opposite from the side where x is

- the distance between the sun and moon would be hypotenuse (h), as it's opposite of the right angle.

The calculation that has o and h in it's formula is sine. The formula looks like :

Sin(Ф) = [tex]\frac{o}{h}[/tex]

To solve for the distance between the Sun and Moon, we plug it into the formula and solve

Sin(x) = [tex]\frac{d}{y}[/tex]

- where d is the distance between the Sun and Moon

hope this helps !! :D