A shooting 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 deg

A scientist measures the angle x and the distance y between the Earth and the shooting star. Which trig function would the scientist use to calculate the distance between the Earth and the Sun. (5 points)

Answers:
a) sin
b) cos
c) tan
d) sin-1
e) cos-1
f) tan-1

( You can only choose one as your answer )