SOLUTION: 1.A rectangle is 80 centimeters long. The length of the diagonal of the rectangle is 100 centimieters. How wide is the rectangle?
2.Bernice rides a bike from her house in a st
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Question 351175: 1.A rectangle is 80 centimeters long. The length of the diagonal of the rectangle is 100 centimieters. How wide is the rectangle?
2.Bernice rides a bike from her house in a straight line for 15 kilometers. She makes a 90 degree turn and rides for another 36 kilometers. If she rides home in a straight line, how far will she have traveled in all.
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hi
*In questions regarding right triangles, the Pythagorean Theorem can be useful to help us solve the problem:
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Pythagorean Theorem
where a and b are the two sides that meet at the right angle and c (hypotenuse) is the side opposite the right angle.
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first question
w = 60cm
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second question
c= 39km (riding home in a straight line)
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