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°. What is the shortest distance between the tip of the cone and its rim?
a. 177.8 cm
b. 64.3 cm
c. 50.3 cm
d. 51.1 cm
e. 41.1 cm

Question

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°. What is the shortest distance between the tip of the cone and its rim?
a.	177.8 cm
b.	64.3 cm
c.	50.3 cm
d.	51.1 cm 
e.	41.1 cm

triciaal · Answer

did anyone else get e  using 40/sin 77

anonymous · Answer

no i say go with b that is what i got

perl · Answer

here is a picture of the diagram http://assets.openstudy.com/updates/attachments/5265a2d7e4b029b030da5881-katie_320-1382392814477-openstudy1.png

perl · Answer

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