Answer:
6x-8
Step-by-step explanation:
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Imagine that we cut the cone in half with a vertical plane. In this plane we'd see points a, b and c. We need to find the measure of angle bca, and then double that angle, to obtain the answer to this problem.
Note that tan (angle bca) = opp / adj = 2 / 6, or 1/3, or 0.333...
Working backwards to find angle bca, we use the inverse tangent function:
arctan 0.3333.. = approx. 0.322 radians, or 18.435 degrees.
Doubling that gives us the measurement of the angle formed between the line segments: 2(18.435 deg) = 36.9 degrees, approximately.
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