Practice problem

Find Sin, Cos, Tan from Lengths of Triangle Sides

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A right triangle is formed by a star, the Sun, and the Earth. The right angle is at the Sun. The angle at the star is 23.5 degrees. The distance between the Sun and the Earth is 1 AU.

How far is this fictitious star from Earth if the angle of depression from the star is $23.5$ degrees and the distance from the sun to the earth is $1$ Astronomical Unit (AU)?