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That's the question I think of, nothing more

The answers given were wrong, sorry for that inconvenience.

The height is 12

the hypotenuse is 12/sqrt 3 * 2 = ~ 14 cm

Thus it lasts ~14 seconds till he reaches the base of the loaf. Maybe the "sugar loaf" isn't the same in Germany as elsewhere.
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I don't agree with this.
In the figure below:

Height = CD = 12 cm
AB could be anything. Say AB = 10 then BC or AC = 13 and may be anything depending on the value of AB.

Please correct me if I am wrong...
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That's the question I think of, nothing more

The answers given were wrong, sorry for that inconvenience.

The height is 12

the hypotenuse is 12/sqrt 3 * 2 = ~ 14 cm

Thus it lasts ~14 seconds till he reaches the base of the loaf. Maybe the "sugar loaf" isn't the same in Germany as elsewhere.

allabout please explain how did you figure out that hypotenuse is 12/sqrt 3 * 2 without knowing the lenght of second side?
As ps_dahiya said befor it could be anything
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Since the triangle is isoceles (not equilateral), half of it is a 1:sqrt3:2 triangle

Accordingly you can divide the height by sqrt3.

Am I wrong?



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