303 Answered Questions for the topic triangles

Triangles

12/17/14

The longer leg of a right triangle is 1cm longer than the shorter leg.

The longer leg of a right triangle is 1cm longer than the shorter leg. The hypotenuse is 9cm longer than the shorter leg. Find the side lengths of the triangle.   shortest leg= longest... more
Triangles Geometry Hypotenuse

12/15/14

The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 10inches long. The shorter leg is 2inches shorter than the longer leg. Find the side lengths of the triangle.

The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 10inches long. The shorter leg is 2inches shorter than the longer leg. Find the side lengths of the triangle.   shortest leg longer leg hypotenuse

A triangle has a=80 inches and b=100 inches. If the measure of angle A is 135, what is the length of c to the nearest inch?

Please show the steps to get the answer. The following choices were provided for answers: A.) 23 inches B.) 32 inches C.) 128 inches D.) None of the above

A triangle has a=5 meters, b=12 meters, and c=13 meters. to the nearest tenth of a degree, what is the measure of angle B?

Please show the steps taken to find the answer. The following choices are provided for answers: A.) 22.6 B.) 24.6 C.) 67.4 D.) None of the above
Triangles Geometry

12/09/14

The length of the longer leg of a right triangle is 16inches more than four times the length of the shorter leg.

The length of the longer leg of a right triangle is 16inches more than four times the length of the shorter leg. The length of the hypotenuse is 17inches more than four times the length of the... more
Triangles Geometry

12/03/14

ABC has vertices A(0, 0), B (0, 4), C(3, 0). Where do the three altitudes of the triangle intersect?

I keep getting (0, 0)
Triangles

11/30/14

How to find the equation of the perpendicular bisector, the circumcenter...(Full question in the Description)

Triangle DEF has vertices D(5,7), E(6,6), F(2,-2).   Could someone please tell and me how to find the equation of the perpendicular bisector?       After that I need to find the circumcenter... more

11/17/14

During one stage of a drawbridge, the raised end is 12 yards above the ground. What is the incline of the drawbridge to the nearest hundreds?

This is an algebra 2 equation about the stages of a drawbridge.

Missing angles/ find the missing angles

In a triangle, the measure of the third angle is 3 more than twice the measure of the second angle. The measure of the first angle is 24 more than twice the measure of the third angle. Find the... more
Triangles

11/05/14

what is the base and height of a triangle if the base is half the height and the area is 80m^2

the base is half the height of the triangle and the area is 81m^2 what is the height and base length
Triangles

11/04/14

How are the three sides of a triangle related to one another

Why do you think they are all the same length ?

10/30/14

problem solving about triangle and rectangle?!

You have 500 feet of fencing which you want to use to enclose a right triangular area. What is the largest area which you can enclose? (In square feet, enter just the number, no... more
Triangles Problem Solving

10/30/14

problem solving

You have 500 feet of fencing which you want to use to enclose a right triangular area. What is the largest area which you can enclose?

10/22/14

Acute angle and triangle trig

1) in triangle ABC <B=53 degrees, b=6.2 cm, and <C=47 degrees. Find the length of side a   2) A kayak leaves a dock on Lake Athatbasca, and heads due north for 2.8 km. At the same time, a... more
Triangles

10/02/14

if the altitude and the base of a triangle are each increased by 4 inches the area of the triangle will be increased by 42 inches if the altitude is increased

if the altitude and the base of a triangle are each increased by 4 inches the area of the triangle will be increased by 42 inches if the altitude is increased by 3 inches and the base is decreased... more
Triangles Geometry Angles

09/25/14

The measures of the acute angles of a triangle are in the ratio 1:5. What is the measure of each acute angle of the triangle?

I'm not sure how to solve this, or what a ratio means.

complex number

If one vertex of an equilateral triangle is 1+i and centroid is it's origin then other two vertices of triangle are?
Triangles Perimeter

09/11/14

The scale factor for two similar triangles is 2 : 3. The perimeter of the small triangle is 56cm. What is the perimeter of the large triangle in centimeters?

Please help me! This question is on homework tonight and we havent even gone over this yet! How do i do this?!?!?!
Triangles Trigonometry

09/10/14

In the triangle ABC

AB=4.2cm BC=5.6cm D is the midpoint of AC, BD=3.5cm  Calculate the length of AC

09/10/14

In the parallelogram ABCD

m(<B)=60• ,it's perimeter=13cm and the length of the minor diagonal=3.5cm find the length of AB and BC
Triangles Trigonometry Algebra

09/10/14

In the triangle ABC

AB=40cm AC=60cm cosB=-11/24 calculate the length of BC and the measure of angle A  
Triangles Trigonometry Precal

08/07/14

Precal problems featuring triangles

The distance from the tee to the green of a particular golf hole is 290 yd. A golfer hits his drive and paces its distance off at 220 yd. From the point where the ball lies, he measures an angle of... more
Triangles Area Rate Altitude

06/02/14

At what rate is the base of the triangle changing

The altitude of a triangle is increasing at a rate of 1.500 centimeters/minute while the area of the triangle is increasing at a rate of 3.000 square centimeters/minute. At what rate is the base of... more
Triangles Graphing Vector Angles

05/17/14

Applications of the Dot Product (Vectors)

Determine the interior angles of triangle ABC for A(5,1), B(4, -7), and C (-1,-8)

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