The sail of a boat is in the shape of a right triangle, as shown below:

The sail of a boat is a right triangle with an acute angle at the tip equal to 50 degrees and the side of the sail which is the

Which expression shows the length, in meters, of the base of the sail? a. 7 cosec 50°

b. 7 divided by sec 50 degrees

c. 7 divided by cosec 50 degrees

d. 7 cot 50°

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Mathematics

Tara Morton

5 April, 20:21

The sail of a boat is in the shape of a right triangle, as shown below:

The sail of a boat is a right triangle with an acute angle at the tip equal to 50 degrees and the side of the sail which is the

Which expression shows the length, in meters, of the base of the sail? a. 7 cosec 50°

b. 7 divided by sec 50 degrees

c. 7 divided by cosec 50 degrees

d. 7 cot 50°

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Francesca Mercer · Answer 1

I think the correct answer among the choices given is option D. The base of the sail can be calculated using the expression 7 cot 50°. The cotangent function of an angle in a triangle is the adjacent side of the angle divided by the opposite side of the angle. From the given data, this is the best function to use.