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A solid metal cone has radius 1.65 cm and slant height 4.70 cm. Find the angle the, slant height makes with the base of the cone.​

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Explanation:

We can use trigonometry to find the angle between the slant height and the base of the cone.

The base of the cone is a circle with radius 1.65 cm. The slant height is the hypotenuse of a right triangle whose other two sides are the height (which we don't know) and the radius (1.65 cm).

Using the Pythagorean theorem, we can find the height of the cone:

height^2 = (slant height)^2 - (radius)^2

height^2 = (4.70 cm)^2 - (1.65 cm)^2

height^2 = 19.96 cm^2 - 2.72 cm^2

height^2 = 17.24 cm^2

height = sqrt(17.24) cm

height = 4.15 cm (rounded to two decimal places)

Now we can use trigonometry to find the angle between the slant height and the base of the cone.

tan(angle) = opposite / adjacent

tan(angle) = height / radius

tan(angle) = 4.15 cm / 1.65 cm

tan(angle) = 2.515

Taking the inverse tangent (or arctan) of both sides, we get:

angle = arctan(2.515)

angle = 70.32 degrees (rounded to two decimal places)

Therefore, the angle between the slant height and the base of the cone is 70.32 degrees.

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