• Choice B

    Given tanθ=539\tan\theta = \frac{5}{\sqrt{39}}, set up the right triangle:

    • Opposite =5= 5
    • Adjacent =39= \sqrt{39}
    • Hypotenuse =52+(39)2=25+39=64=8= \sqrt{5^2 + (\sqrt{39})^2} = \sqrt{25 + 39} = \sqrt{64} = 8

    Therefore:

    sinθ=oppositehypotenuse=58\sin\theta = \frac{\text{opposite}}{\text{hypotenuse}} = \frac{5}{8}

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