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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Austin keeps a right conical basin for the birds in his garden as represented in the diagram. The basin is 40 centimeters deep, and the angle between the sloping sides is 77 degrees. What is the shortest distance between the tip of the cone and its rim?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

77/2 is the angle between the height and that slant. from there, you can use cos to find the answer

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