What is the value of y?
sin of an angle = length of opposite side / length of hypotenuse
sin 60° = y / 8
Multiply both sides of the equation by 8 .
8 sin 60° = y
y = 8 sin 60°
sin 60° = √3 / 2
y = 8( √3 / 2 )
y = 4√3