A geometry problem by Charlston Redulosa

Geometry Level 3

a ball with a mass of 1 pound is attached to a string. From its initial position, the ball is hit and its swung a position with a bearing angle of 31 degrees and the ball is 5 cm higher . What is the length of the string in cm?

the answer rounded to whole number.


The answer is 35.

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1 solution

Joram Otero
Aug 19, 2014

Let X be the length of string.
Xcos(31) = X - 5
X = 35

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Yash Sharma - 6 years, 3 months ago

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