Answer:
B) 15/17
Explanation:
You want the sine of acute angle A in the right triangle shown.
Sine
The sine of the angle is the ratio ...
Sin = Opposite/Hypotenuse
We can go to the trouble to figure the hypotenuse, or we can choose the only suitable answer from the list provided. (It is the one marked already.)
The leg lengths of the triangle shown are 8 and 15, with leg 15 being opposite angle A. This is the first clue that the ratio will have 15 in the numerator. Only answer choice B matches.
Check
The value of the sine function is never greater than 1, eliminating answer choices A, C, and E, leaving choices B and D.
Since the side opposite angle A is the longest of the two legs, we know that angle A is more than 45°, and its sine is more than √2/2. That means choice D can be eliminated, since it is less than 1/2.
The sine of angle A is 15/17.
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