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A cone fall of water, is placed on its side on a horizontal table, the thrust on its base is x times the weight of the contained fluid, where 2a is the vertical angle of the cone. Find the value of x.

A) \[3\cos \,\alpha \]

B) \[3\sin \,\alpha \]

C) \[2\sin \,\alpha \]

D) \[2\cos \,\alpha \]