789 Answered Questions for the topic Geometry Word Problems

Geometry Word Problems

03/19/15

a 12 foot ladder is placed against a house to reach a window that is 9 feet high. how far away is the ladder from the house?

This problem frustrated me because my teacher got 7.94 feet. Im offically confused. Help please
Geometry Word Problems

03/18/15

The area of a compact disc is 452 4/7 square centimeters. What is the diameter of the compact disc. Use 22/7 as an approximation for pi.

 I really need help on this problem because I struggle in this and I have tried many times but I can't get it.
Geometry Word Problems

03/14/15

Surface area

A rectangular prism column extends from the ground to the roof of a house.The base of the prism has a width of 4 in.The sides of the prism has a height of 21in.What is the surface area of the... more
Geometry Word Problems

03/12/15

If a circle has a circumference of 64 ft, what is the area?

If a circle has a circumference of 64 ft, what is the area?
Geometry Word Problems Shapes

03/12/15

How wide should you make the pictures?

You want to include four photos in a special section in the yearbook, two across the page. The page is 6 1/2 inches wide and the left and right margins are 3/4 inch each. The space between the... more
Geometry Word Problems

03/10/15

what is the width to the Nile river in this question

the annual flooding of the Nile river was an important part of the life for the ancient Egyptians.imagine that you must determine that width of the Nile at its crest near the great pyramid. you... more
Geometry Word Problems

03/10/15

Return answer as soon as possible. Thanks for your assistance

Luis is taking a walk with her younger sister, Consuela. For every 3 steps that Luis takes, Consuela must take 5 steps in order to keep up with him.  If Consuela has taken 45 steps to keep up with... more
Geometry Word Problems

03/10/15

Return answer as soon as possible. Thanks for your assistance

Mrs. Junot's watch shows the time as 6:00 pm. The correct time is 3:00pm. If her watch gains 1/2 hour for every hour elapsed, at what time will her watch next show the correct time?
Geometry Word Problems Geometry Trigonometry

03/10/15

Find the dimensions of the rectangle.

 The diagonals of a rectangle are 8 units long and intersects at a 60 degree angle. Find the dimensions of the rectangle.
Geometry Word Problems

03/10/15

Return answer as soon as possible. Thanks for your assistance.

Return answer as soon as possible.  Thanks for your assistance A gardener is planting tulips 4dm apart in the shape of a regular hexagon. If each side of  the hexagon is 8 dm long, how many tulips... more
Geometry Word Problems Algebra 1

03/10/15

lets say we had to find the area a rectangle. They only gave me the length which is 6 more than 3 times the width. How Do i solve this?

The question says something like this : Find the area of the rectangle if the length is 6 more than 3 times the width.
Geometry Word Problems

03/10/15

given a rectangle whose perimeter = 59 feet and whose length = twice the width plus 1 . find the length and width

 Given a rectangle whose perimeter = 59 feet and whose length = twice the width plus 1 . find the length and width
Geometry Word Problems

03/05/15

How far from his starting position, will he be in 40 minutes?

Mr. Lee starts walking north at 3 miles per hour. The first leg of his journey is one mile, at which point he turns right 90 degrees and starts his second leg. After half a mile he turns right... more
Geometry Word Problems

03/04/15

which method could she use to draw a similar triangle?

julie wants to draw a triangle that is similar to a triangle on a cordinate plane. she chooses to draw a triangle with sides that are proportional to the original triangle. which method could she... more
Geometry Word Problems

03/04/15

How are the sin 70° and the cos 20° related? Explain using complete sentences.

 show all work using numbers and letters
Geometry Word Problems

03/03/15

a canoe heading 30 degrees west of north is being paddled at a rate of 7 mi/h. The current is pushing the canoe 20 degrees south of west at a rate of 3 mi/h. f

a canoe heading 30 degrees west of north is being paddled at a rate of 7 mi/h. The current is pushing the canoe 20 degrees south of west at a rate of 3 mi/h. find the resulting speed and direction... more
Geometry Word Problems

02/27/15

Modern Geometry

Find the value if AC = 3y + 5. CB = 4y - 1, AB= 9y - 12, and point C is between A & B.
Geometry Word Problems

02/27/15

Modern Geometry

Find the length of RS is S is the midpoint of RT, RS = 3x - 3 and ST = 2x+6.
Geometry Word Problems Geometry

02/25/15

Geometry question please help

Workers accidentally drop a metal pipe that is 10 feet long. It falls into a cylindrical hole with the radius of 4 feet and a grate across the top. The pipe comes to rest leaning across the bottom... more
Geometry Word Problems

02/24/15

The angle between the vector and the positive x-axis will be greater than 90° in each case

ii. Suppose that vector lies in quadrant II, quadrant III, or quadrant IV. How can you use trigonometric ratios to calculate the direction (i.e., angle) of the vector in each of these quadrants... more
Geometry Word Problems

02/21/15

The measure of an angle is four times the measure of a complementary angle. What is the measure of each angle?

Geometry angles
Geometry Word Problems

02/17/15

A kite has 70 meters of string out/ The string makes a 38 degree angle with the ground. How far above ground is the kite?

Note sure how to set this problem up    70/38 then reduce??

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