Magnetic field due to a straight wire

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Can someone help me to understand some of these steps?
Why can we write ##\frac{1}{R} = \frac{sin(\phi)}{R}## and ##y = - cot(g\phi)##?
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The derivations are written. Which part didnt you understand exactly ?
 

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