In ΔHIJ, the measure of ∠J=90°, the measure of ∠H=15°, and JH = 54 feet. Find the length of HI to the nearest tenth of a foot

First step is to get rid of the square root. remember that a square root is the same as raising to the (1/2) power. see below: multiply exponents per exponent rules to get: remember you subtract exponents from the denominator and add exponents in the numerator so: simplify further: so a is the correct choice. if you don't understand this google exponent rules and it will you understand. look at the image results.

Bis the correct answer