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Question 400694: Could someone please help me identify the hypotenuse of the triangle by giving its letter and explaining why it is the correct choice. the sides are labeled q,r,p
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Question 400748: the ratio of the side length of a triangle is 2:4:5, and the perimeter is 55cm. What is the length of the shortest side

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Question 400804: A triangle with the right angle at C and a = 6, b = 3, determine the value of
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Question 400838: what type of triangle and have angle lengths of 6, 8, and 10?
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Question 400838: what type of triangle and have angle lengths of 6, 8, and 10?
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Question 400789: x-intercept is 3, y-intercept is -3
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Question 400899: If the hypotenuse of a right triangle is 20, and one of the legs is 15, what is the missing side?
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Question 401072: An equilatertal triangle is inscribed in a circle of radius 10cm. Find:
(a)the area of the triangle
(b)the area shaded
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Question 401078: an equilateral is inscribed in a circle of radius 10 cm. Find the equilateral's area.
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Question 401186: An equilateral is inscribed in a circle of radius 10cm. Find the area of the equilateral.
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Question 401151: an equilateral triangle has an area of 36 sqrt of 3 inches. what is the length of one side.
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Question 401360: Find the perimeter and area of a right triangle if the shortest side is 2.5 m. and the longest side is 6.5 m. Include correct units with each part of your solution.

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Question 401653: The length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle is 17 cm. The base of the triangle is 7 cm
more than the height. Find the height of the triangle.
I looked at the answer from the answers book it said height = 8cm, then I worked out this is because of pythagoras' theorem.
However I don't know how with the information given you would put this in a quadratic equation and work it out, for the question I need to show working out which I am confused of because I don't know the steps of working out, please help.
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Question 401669: The area of a right-angled triangle is 48cm(squared). The base of the triangle is 4cm more than the height. Find the base and height of the triangle. I get confused with this question I know the answers from answer book and trial and error. I try to form into an quadratic equation like : h(h+4)=48cm(squared) but get confused plz help.
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Question 401907: Using the information given in the following statement, find the measures of angles A, B, and C for △ABC.
Here's the information:
m∠B = 3m∠A, m∠C = 2 m∠A + m∠B
(by the way....this is COMPLETELY retarded. 2nd yr in college, final Math class $and even the instructor said that it's likely that I will never use anything I learn in this class, in real life. Our education system is genius! NOT!)Thanks - Michael -$

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Question 402140: PLEASE HURRY!!!!
If you have a triangle with the sides lengths of 9 and 12, what is the third side length if you want the triangle to be~
obtuse:
acute:
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Question 402285: Classify the triangle with sides of 6 inches, 8 inches, and 3 inches
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Question 402285: Classify the triangle with sides of 6 inches, 8 inches, and 3 inches
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Question 402341: i need help solving a isosceles triangle theorem proof can you show me one.
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Question 402302: If AC = 20 centimeters, and BC = 16 centimeters, which does AB equal?

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Question 402593: How many (distinct) triangles could be formed that have integer side lenghts and a perimeter of 29? Please show the work to help me with my other problems, please and thank you!
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Question 402663: My directions: The measure of the angles of a triangle are in the ratio 5:6:9:. What is the measure of each angle? I missed the lesson so I am confused at where to begin.
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Question 402724: what is the area of a triangle? sides= 4,6 and angle=80
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Question 402800: I am not understanding this problem. Could someone please help me and understand and show work?
A gardner wants to create a triangular garden in the shape of a right triangle with shortest side length x-4y ft and the middle length side x+6y ft. What is an algebraic expression for the area of the garden? Be sure to mulitiply this out and express in simplest correct mathematical form, including units.
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Question 402974: How do I find the area of an isosceles triangle whose leg lengths are 8, but the base is unknown ? In advance, thank you.
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Question 402974: How do I find the area of an isosceles triangle whose leg lengths are 8, but the base is unknown ? In advance, thank you.
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Question 402662: How do you find the value of x in a triangle when give two other angles. Such as 70Degrees and 25Degrees, X Degrees. I would try, but I missed the lesson and am confused and don't know where to begin.
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Question 403088: The sides of a triangle are in the ratio 5: 2: 4. The longest side of the triangle is 15 cm.
Find its shortest side.
Find its perimeter.
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Question 403175: Could the sides of a triangle have lengths 12, 13, and 25??
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Question 403168: Area of a triangle A = .18
b = x
h = x
solve? .18 = 1/2 x (x) x (x)
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Question 403265: find the height of a scalene triangle a=30ft squared and base is 12 ft. I need the formula to teach. I haven't done this in sooo long I have forgot
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Question 403259: Which of the following os closest to the area of the shaded region? the figure is not drawn to scale. Use 3.14. The sides of the right triangle are given. (6cm, 10cm ,8cm) The radius of the circle is 2cm
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Question 403226: Find the area of a right-angled triangle whose two legs are 7m and 8m.
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Question 403414: Two sides of a triangle are 20 feet and 15 feet. Tell whether each length can or cannot be the third side of the triangle.
a. 29 ft
b. 3 ft
c. 5 ft
d. 37 ft
How do you find the possible length of the third side?
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Question 403486: how do i do homework here is my question...my problem is to solve it and the problem is...sue's half sandwich is 5 inches on one side,3 inches on the another,and 4 inches on the third side.what kind of triangle is it?
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Question 403496: how do i find shaded region between the circle and the triangle of (-8,6)and (8,6) and (10,0)
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Question 403490: How do i find the area of shaded region between the circle of triangle of (-8,6) and (8,6) and (10,0)
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Question 403585: How do you determine what type of triangle it is based off of only it's side lengths? For example: Side lengths are 16, 48, and 50. Is this a right triangle?
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Question 403824: if the length of one leg of an isosceles right triangle measures 10inches, what is the length of the hypotenuse
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Question 403830: The shorter leg of a 30°- 60°- 90° right triangle is 7.5 inches. How long is the longer leg and the hypotenuse?

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Question 403949: How many right triangles might have a hypotenuse that measures 4x+5 in inches? And legs that measure 3x+13 inches and x inches? What are the dimensions of the triangle?
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Question 403920: What is the area of a triangle 31/4ft and 2ft do I multiply 4x3+1=12 so that will be 13 over 4 and 2 over 1 then finish working out the problem.
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Question 404063: If HG=6 and EH=24, find FH
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