A shooting star forms a right triangle with the Earth and the Sun, as shown below: A right triangle is shown with the vertices l
abeled Earth, Sun, and Shooting Star. The angle formed by the Sun is labeled x degrees and the side between the Earth and the Sun is labeled y. A scientist measures the angle x and the distance y between the Earth and the Sun. Using complete sentences, explain how the scientist can use only these two measurements to calculate the distance between the Earth and the shooting star.
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