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05/30/16

The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 1000, and one of its angles is 87 degrees.

(a) Find the legs and the area of the triangle, correct to three decimal places. (b) Write a formula for the area of a right triangle in which h is the length of the hypotenuse and A is the size... more

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Geometry Word Problems

05/30/16

The base of a pyramid is the regular polygon ABCDEFGH, which has 14 inch sides. All eight of the pyramid's lateral edges, VA, VB,...,VH, are 25 inches long.

To the nearest tenth of an inch, calculate the height of the pyramid VABCDEFGH. 2. (Continuation) To the nearest tenth of a degree, calculate the size of the dihedral angle formed by the... more

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Geometry Word Problems

05/29/16

The lateral edges of a regular hexagonal pyramid are all 20 cm long, and the base edges are all 16 cm long.

To the nearest cc, what is the volume of this pyramid? To the mearest square cm, what is the combined area of the base and six lateral faces?

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Geometry Word Problems

05/29/16

At constant speed, a wheel rotates once counterclockwise every 10 seconds.

The center of the wheel is (0,0) and its radius is 1 foot. A paint spot is initially at (1,0); where is it t seconds later?

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Geometry Word Problems

05/29/16

an isosceles triangle has two sides of length p and one of length m.

In terms of these lengths, write calculator-ready formulas for the sizes of the angles of this triangle. Can someone please help me with this problem, please.

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Geometry Word Problems

05/29/16

Points P, E, and A are marked on a circle whose center is R. In quadrilateral PEAR, angles A and E are found to be 54 degrees and 113 degrees, repectively.

What are the other two angles?

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Geometry Word Problems

05/29/16

when two circles have a common chord, their centers and the endpoints of the chord form a quadrilateral.

What kind of quadrilateral is it? What special property do its diagonals have?

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Geometry Word Problems

05/28/16

The points A=(0,13) and B=(12,5) lie on a circle whose center is at the origin.

Write an equation for the perpendicular bisector of segment AB. Notice that this bisector goes through the origin; why was this expected?

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Geometry Word Problems

05/28/16

The area of two similar triangles are 24 square cm and 54 square cm. The smaller triangle has a 6-cm side.

How long is the corresponding side of the larger triangle? I would really appreciate if someone knows the answers to this problem.

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Geometry Word Problems

05/28/16

the area of a triangle ABC is 75 square cm. Medians AN and CM intersect at G. What is the area of quadrilateral GMBN?

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Geometry Word Problems

05/28/16

Let A=(0,0), B=(4,0), and C=(4,3). Mark point D so that ACD is a right angle and DAC is a 45-degree angle.

Find coordinates for D. Find the tangent of angle DAB.

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Geometry Word Problems

05/28/16

trapezoid ABCD has parallel side AB and CD, of lengths 8 and 16, respectively. Diagonals AC and BD intersect at E, and the lengths of AC is 15. Find the lengths

Through E draw the line parallel to sides AB and CD, and let P and Q be its intersections with DA and BC, respectively. Find the length of PQ.

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Geometry Word Problems

05/28/16

Trapezoid ABCD has parallel side AB and CD, of lengths 8 and 16, respectively. Diagonals AC and BD intersect at E, and the lengths of AC is 15.

Find the lengths of AE and EC.

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Geometry Word Problems

05/28/16

explain how to find the center of a circle using only a pencil and a rectangular sheet of paper.

please help.

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Geometry Word Problems

05/28/16

let P=(-25,0), Q=(25,0), and R=(-24,7).

(a) Find an equation for the circles that goes through P, Q, and R. (b) Find atleast two ways of showing that angle PQR right. (c) Find coordinates for three other points R that would have made... more

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Geometry Word Problems

05/28/16

the area of an equilateral triangle is 100v3 sqare inches. how long are its sides

can some one please help me solve this

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Geometry Word Problems

05/27/16

Two similar cylinders contain juice.

The first cylinder has radius 6 in and height 10 in., contains orange juice, and sells for $2.40. If grapefruit juice costs two-thirds of the price of an equal volume of orange juice, what is the... more

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Geometry Word Problems

05/27/16

A sphere with a 4-in radius is being plated with silver for a cost of $30.

A sphere with a 4-in radius is being plated with silver for a cost of $30. To the nearest hundredth, what is the radius of a sphere which is plated with silver for a cost of $80?

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Geometry Word Problems

05/27/16

Two storage bins are built in the form of rectangular prisms, and the two bins are similar.

One stores wheat at a cost of $.15 per bushel, and the other stores corn at a cost of $.20 per bushel. The bin storing the wheat has a square base 80 ft on a side and is 120 ft tall. If the cost of... more

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Geometry Word Problems

05/23/16

Fran wants to build a fire pit. The firepit is 32 inches in diameter. The bricks are 16x8 in.How many bricks does she need to buy?

Fran wants to build a fire pit. The firepit is 32 inches in diameter. She wants to build a perimeter around the firepit with bricks. She wants the bricks to be 3.5 ft away from the firepit. The... more

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Geometry Word Problems

05/23/16

the hypotenuse of a right triangle is 41 cm. the base of the triangle is 31 cm lnger than the height. Determine the dimensions of the triangle

its a word problem and i need help solving it

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Geometry Word Problems Geometry Math Word Problem

05/23/16

Please help, Math Geometry question, word problem

The seattle space needle is 604 feet tall. a model of the building is 48 inches tall. what is the ratio of the height of the model to the height of the actual space needle? I have 12-24 hours... more

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Geometry Word Problems

05/22/16

In triangle ABC, angle A is 6 times the measure of angle C, and angle C is twice the measure of angle B. What is the measure of angle B?

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Geometry Word Problems Geometry Circles

05/19/16

what is the standard equation of a circle with center(2-,0) radius 4

I just need the answer

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Geometry Word Problems Geometry Word Problem High School: Math

05/16/16

Can someone help me with this problem?

the measure of angle A is 12 degrees more than three times the measure of angle B. If A and B are supplementary angles, find the measure of angle A.

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The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 1000, and one of its angles is 87 degrees.

The base of a pyramid is the regular polygon ABCDEFGH, which has 14 inch sides. All eight of the pyramid's lateral edges, VA, VB,...,VH, are 25 inches long.

The lateral edges of a regular hexagonal pyramid are all 20 cm long, and the base edges are all 16 cm long.

At constant speed, a wheel rotates once counterclockwise every 10 seconds.

an isosceles triangle has two sides of length p and one of length m.

Points P, E, and A are marked on a circle whose center is R. In quadrilateral PEAR, angles A and E are found to be 54 degrees and 113 degrees, repectively.

when two circles have a common chord, their centers and the endpoints of the chord form a quadrilateral.

The points A=(0,13) and B=(12,5) lie on a circle whose center is at the origin.

The area of two similar triangles are 24 square cm and 54 square cm. The smaller triangle has a 6-cm side.

the area of a triangle ABC is 75 square cm. Medians AN and CM intersect at G. What is the area of quadrilateral GMBN?

Let A=(0,0), B=(4,0), and C=(4,3). Mark point D so that ACD is a right angle and DAC is a 45-degree angle.

trapezoid ABCD has parallel side AB and CD, of lengths 8 and 16, respectively. Diagonals AC and BD intersect at E, and the lengths of AC is 15. Find the lengths

Trapezoid ABCD has parallel side AB and CD, of lengths 8 and 16, respectively. Diagonals AC and BD intersect at E, and the lengths of AC is 15.

explain how to find the center of a circle using only a pencil and a rectangular sheet of paper.

let P=(-25,0), Q=(25,0), and R=(-24,7).

the area of an equilateral triangle is 100v3 sqare inches. how long are its sides

Two similar cylinders contain juice.

A sphere with a 4-in radius is being plated with silver for a cost of $30.

Two storage bins are built in the form of rectangular prisms, and the two bins are similar.

Fran wants to build a fire pit. The firepit is 32 inches in diameter. The bricks are 16x8 in.How many bricks does she need to buy?

the hypotenuse of a right triangle is 41 cm. the base of the triangle is 31 cm lnger than the height. Determine the dimensions of the triangle

Please help, Math Geometry question, word problem

In triangle ABC, angle A is 6 times the measure of angle C, and angle C is twice the measure of angle B. What is the measure of angle B?

what is the standard equation of a circle with center(2-,0) radius 4

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