56 Answered Questions for the topic Right Triangles
10/25/18
Why do the ratios of sine and cosine depend upon the angle being a part of a right triangle?
Right Triangles Pythagorean Theorem
10/25/18
Harley draws as triangle ABC, with the following measures: m∠B=90° and m∠A=30°. The hypotenuse of triangle ABC, AC has a length of 8√17 cm. What is the value of a (the length of BC)?
10/03/18
Plotting Points/Geometry/Algebra/triangles
Given points, A(-2,7) and B(3,3), find the coordinates of two points, P and Q, that are on the perpendicular bisector of AB. What can be said about triangle PAB? Triangle QAB?
Right Triangles
07/20/18
right triangle
One leg of a right triangle is 49 inches longer than the other leg, and the hypotenuse is 91 inches. Find the lengths of the legs of the triangle.
Triangle Congruence Proof
Prove: Triangle ABF is congruent to Triangle EHG
Given: angle H = angle B and segments FG = EA, angles HEG and FAB are right angles,
Right Triangles
05/13/18
DC=10. what is the measure of angle ABD?
It's a rectangles and has 4 sides and one is 60 degrees
Right Triangles Triangles
04/10/18
how many different triangles,if any, can be drawn with one 90 degree angle and side lengths of 5 centimeters and 12 centimeters
Answer choices
a)0
b) 1
c) 2
d) infinitely
03/25/18
Given the triangle ABC with right angle C and sinA=5/12, find angle B.
Given the triangle ABC with right angle C and sinA=5/12, find angle B.
12/04/17
Why do the values of sin and cos follow such a pattern:
sin(0)=(√0)/2
sin(π/6)=(√1)/2
sin(π/4)=(√2)/2
sin(π/3)=(√3)/2
sin(π/2)=(√4)/2
cos(0)=(√4)/2cos(π/6)=(√3)/2cos(π/4)=(√2)/2cos(π/3)=(√1)/2cos(π/2)=(√0)/2
Why do they follow this pattern?...
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11/15/17
A string tied to a stake is attached to a kite. The string is 30 feet long. The angle between the ground and the string is 65 degrees.
How high is the kite?
08/16/17
Is there any possible way for me to obtain the length of the side of a right triangle if i only know the angles measures (90,60,30)
I have a right triangle, but i only have the measures for its angles (90,60,30) Is there any way for me to find the length of one side
Right Triangles
07/03/17
How do you find the length of the hypotenuse and one leg of a right angled triangle, when only 1 angle and the length of the other leg is given?
I need to find the length of a hypotenuse and a leg of a right angled triangle when the only information given are the length of the other leg(28) and 2 angles, the right angle, and the other angle...
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Right Triangles Solving Right Triangle Problems
05/15/17
How tall is the tower to the nearest metre
Edna walks 1.5 km to Amy's house, travelling 40 degrees east of north. The tower is due west of Amy's house.
The angle of elevation from amys house to the top is 10 degress
Right Triangles
05/10/17
find the dimensions of the triangle
length of the longer leg of a right triangle is 2ft longer than the length of the shorter leg x. The hypotenuse is 2 ft shorter than twice the length of the shorter leg. Find the dimensions of the...
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Right Triangles Coordinates
04/17/17
A right triangle is formed by points A (2, -1) B (2, 5) and C (6, -1) . Find the length of the hypotenuse, which is line segment BC.
please explain the process for solving this problem. thank you.
03/20/17
To the nearest tenth of a meter, what horizontal distance has he covered
Victor drives 300 meters up a hill that makes an angle of 13 degrees with the horizontal. To the nearest tenth of a meter, what horizontal distance has he covered?
A) 307.9 meters
B) 292. 3...
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03/20/17
What is the side length of each piece?
Quilt squares are cut on the diagonal to form triangular quilt pieces. The hypotenuse of the resulting triangles is 3 inches long. What is the side length of each piece?
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r= sqr...
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03/20/17
What is the length of BC?
In triangle ABC, angle A is a right angle, and angle B= 45 degrees. (also AC is 12 ft). What is the length of BC? If your answer is not an interger, leave it in simplest racical form.
(Thank...
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02/26/17
Determining if a triangle is a right triangle with given vertices
Given are the vertices (corners) of triangles. Use the distance formulas to determine if each triangle is a right triangle. a. (-2,5), (0, -1), (12, 3)b. (2, 3), (-2, -3), (-6, 1)c. (-3, -2), (5,...
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Right Triangles
02/20/17
Clock hand
The minute hand of the clock is 2.2 meters long and the hour hand is 1.7 meters long. How far apart are the tips of the hands at 1:00 PM?
Right Triangles
02/20/17
Three coins
Three coins are placed on a table such that they just touch each other. The diameters of the coins are 1.8cm, 2.2cm, and 3 cm. Solve the triangle where vertices are the centers of the coins.
Right Triangles
02/16/17
A tree casts a shadow 130 feet. If the angle of the elevation is 47, which is the closest to the distance from the top of the tree to the tip of the shadow
A tree casts a shadow 130 feet. If the angle of the elevation is 47, which is the closest to the distance from the top of the tree to the tip of the shadow
Right Triangles
01/11/17
In a 45-45-90 triangle where the hypotenuse is y and the other two sides are 13 square root x, how do you solve for x?
In a 45-45-90 triangle where the hypotenuse is y and the other two sides are 13 square root x, how do you solve for x?
Word Problem
Jack, John and Josh all went camping together, but each one took a separate tent. The paths between the tents form the sides of a right triangle. If Jack's tent is 20 feet from Josh's and the angle...
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Right Triangles Hypotenuse
01/06/17
Find the length of the hypotenuse
In a 60° - 30° right triangle, the length of the side opposite the 30° angle is 96.5 meters. Find the length of the hypotenuse
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