SOLUTION: A 20-centimeter straw is placed so that it fits exactly at a 60 degree angle to the base in a glass. How tall is the glass to the nearest centimeter? (The hypotenuse is 20cm)

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: A 20-centimeter straw is placed so that it fits exactly at a 60 degree angle to the base in a glass. How tall is the glass to the nearest centimeter? (The hypotenuse is 20cm)
This question is from textbook Saxon Algebra 2

Answer by Earlsdon(6294) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let the height of the glass = h. Using the sine function: Sin(a) = h/c where a = 60 degrees and c is the hypotenuse.

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The glass is 17 cm. tall.
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