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 base angle equal to 50 degrees and the height of the sail is 6 meters. Which expression shows the length, in meters, of the side adjacent to the 50 degree angle? 6 sin 50° 6 cot 50° 6 divided by sec 50 degrees 6 divided by cot 50 degrees

Step-by-step explanation:

6 cot 50 degrees would be your answer

cot50 = x/6

multiply by 6 on both sides to get x by itself

6 cot50=x

explanation:

step-by-step explanation:

1. 180°. the sum of the interior angles of a triangle is 180°, for the equilateral triangle that it has three equals side is 60°+60°+60°=180°.

2. 60°. each interior angle of a equilateral triangle is 60°

3. 120°. the measure of ∠m is 120°, the sum of the angles ∠m and ∠n is equal to 180°. so, in order to find the measure of ∠m, we have ∠m+∠n=180° > ∠m=180°-∠n > ∠m=180°-60°=120°.

4. 360°. the sum of the exterior angles of an equilateral triangle is ∠m+∠r+∠x=120°+120°+120°=360°. the exterior angles of any triangle always add 360°.