A 20centimeter straw is placed so that it fits exactly at a 60 degree angle in a glass, as shown. How tall is the glass, the the nearest centimeter?

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A 20centimeter straw is placed so that it fits exactly at a 60 degree angle in a glass, as shown.  How tall is the glass, the the nearest centimeter?

anonymous · Answer

use trigonometric ratios, but first draw a triangle and the hypotenese will be the length of your straw and the height of the triangle is the height of the glass the the angle 60 is between your base and the hypotenese. use trigonometric ratios to find the height of glass which is the height of yr triangle

anonymous · Answer

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