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?

51.15 cm

Step-by-step explanation:

Data provided

Basin = 40 centimeters deep

The Angle between the sloping sides = 77°

The calculation of the shortest distance between the tip of the cone and its rim is shown below:-

The angle will get divided and the angle is as follows

Here In the first triangle, we will follow "Cosine formula" which follows:-

step-by-step explanation:

20% of 120 is 24. if you subtract 24 from 120 you get 96

answer:  

step-by-step explanation:

here x represents the height of the pole,

and, the height of the shadow of the pole is 12 feet.

also, the angle of elevation from the top of the pole is 40°,

therefore,

by the low of sine,

which is the required equation for finding the value of x,