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HELP Please

Find the value of y in the triangle below to the nearest hundredth.

HELP Please Find the value of y in the triangle below to the nearest hundredth.-example-1
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Answer:

6.69ft

Explanation:

Answer:

y = 6.69 ft

Explanation:

Given : A right angled triangle with perpendicular is y ft and hypotenuse is 15 ft.

We have to find the measure of y.

Consider the given triangle

Using trigonometric ratio,

Sine of angle is the ratio of perpendicular to its hypotenuse.

Thus,

For

We have perpendicular = y ft and hypotenuse = 15 ft.

Multiply both side by 15, we have,

Simplify, we have ,

y = 6.69

Thus, y = 6.69 ft

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