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As he gazed, something bright and small seemed to twinkle down in the heartof it, vanished, then twinkled once more like a tiny star. But itcould hardly be a star in such an unlikely situation; and it was tooglittering and small for a glow-worm. Then, as he looked, it winked athim, and so declared itself to be an eye; and a small face begangradually to grow up round it, like a frame round a picture.How does the authors word choice help express the tone of the excerpt?A.The negative connotations of the words tiny, vanished, and hardly give the excerpt a tone of loss. B.The negative connotations of the words tiny, vanished, and hardly give the excerpt a tone of discovery. C.The positive connotations of the words twinkle, glittering, and winked give the excerpt a tone of discovery. D.The positive connotations of the words twinkle, glittering, and winked give the excerpt a tone of loss.
In triangle ABC, the measure of B is 90, BC=16, and AC=20. Triangle DEF is similar to triangle ABC, where vertices D, E, and F correspond to vertices A, B, and C, respectively, and each side of triangle DEF is 1/3 the length of the corresponding side of triangle ABC. What is the value of sinF?