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Question 73296This question is from textbook college algebra
: I need your help please, A triangle has a perimeter of 161 miles. Each of the two smaller sides are two thirds the length of the longest side. Find the length of each side of the triangle.This question is from textbook college algebra

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Question 73475: Find the perimeter of the triangle shown in the figure.
Side 1: 4 Side 2: Bottom:
I am having trouble finding the perimeter of this problem and need some assistance. Thanks.
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Question 73469: The measure of the angles of a triangle are x+2,x+4, and 2x + 10. Find the measure of each angle.
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Question 73467: The measure of the angles of a triangle are x,2x, and 3x. What are the measures of the angles of the triangle?
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Question 73742: How do you tell wethere a triangle is a right triangle or not and how to give a reason.. for example here is a problem:
x=25 y=25 z=38
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Question 73748: how do I give an example of the translation (carry over, slide) of a triangle?
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Question 73852This question is from textbook Discovering Geometry

: How do you find what d equals.

This is a diferent question whats the difference between a 30-60-90 triangle and a Isosceles triangleThis question is from textbook Discovering Geometry

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Question 73858This question is from textbook Discovering Geometry

: how do you find the lenght of the diagonal?This question is from textbook Discovering Geometry

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Question 73879: Can somone show me step by step and explain it to me so i can a better understanding thanks..section 9.3 # 50
Geometry. Find the perimeter of the triangle shown in the figure.
THe figure is a triangle with
Leg 1 : radical(5) Minus radical (3)
Leg 2: radical (5) + radical (3)
Hypotenuse: 4
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Question 73955: Please help me round angle measures to the nearest degree and side measures to the nearest tenth for this problem: A triangular garden has dimensions 54 feet, 48 feet, and 62 feet. Find the angles at each corner of the garden. (Law of Cosines)
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Question 73954: Can you please help me find each measure using the given measures from triangle ABC. I need to round the angle measures to the nearest degree and side measures to the nearest tenth for this problem: IF b=14, c=12, and the measure of angle A=62, find a.
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Question 73992: Section 9.6 # 45

Geometry. The length of one leg of a right triangle is 3 in. more than the other.If the length of the hypotenuse is 15 in., what are the lengths of the two legs?

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Question 73952: Can you please help me round angle measures to the nearest degree and side measures to the nearest tenth for this problem: One side of a triangular garden is 42.0 feet. The angles on each end of this side measure 66 degrees and 82 degrees. Find the length of fence needed to enclose the garden. (Law of Sines)
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Question 74318: In a right triangle, the hypotenuse has length 14 cm. and another side has length 12 cm. What is the length of the altitude that is perpendicular to the hypotenuse?
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Question 74520This question is from textbook intermediate algebra

: hi can someone please help me. Thanks in advance.
The sum of the measures of the angeles of any triangle is 180 degress. In triangle ABC, angle A measures 100 degress less than the sum of the measures of angle B and angles C, and the measure of C is 40 degres less than the twice the measure of angeles B. Find the measure of each angle of the triangle. This question is from textbook intermediate algebra

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Question 74549: Find the length of x. Express your answer in simplified radical form.
Side 1: 51 ft. Side 2: 45 ft. Bottom: x
My answer 24 ft. Is this correct? Thanks
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Question 74905: If an angle in a polygon is given as 70°, what is the angle measured in radians? Give the exact answer in terms of p
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Question 74903: The lengths of the sides of a triangle are 7, 8 and 9 cm. Calculate the size of the smallest angle in the triangle (in degrees correct to 2 decimal places).

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Question 75002: HI can you help me with this problem?
my triangle on the problem is a right triangle and has an hypotenuseof 16 and an adjacent of 73 degrees what is x equal to on the opposing side adjacent to 73 degrees? Please respond.
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Question 75933: The height of a trapezoid is 9 cm. The bases are 8 sm and 12 cm. Find the area.
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Question 75932: The area of a trazezoid is 80 square units. If its height is 8 units, find the length of the median.
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Question 75949: One leg of a right triangle is 2 inches smaller than the hypotenuse. The other leg is 5 inches long. What are the lengths of the unknown leg and hypotenuse?
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Question 75956: Geometry. Refer to the triangle in the figure. Find an expression that represents its perimeter.
One side is 3/4x
2nd side is 5/ x^2
Bottom side is 1/x^2
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Question 76389: what is the area of a triangle with these measurements...6ft by 15ft by 20ft ???
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Question 76929: WHAT IS THE FORMULA FOR FINDING ONE SIDE OF A RIGHT TRIANGLE IF ONE SIDE AND THE HYPOTENUSE ARE KNOWN?
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Question 76929: WHAT IS THE FORMULA FOR FINDING ONE SIDE OF A RIGHT TRIANGLE IF ONE SIDE AND THE HYPOTENUSE ARE KNOWN?
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Question 76872: Two jeeps at a 90 degree angle to each other try to pull a car out of the snow. If one jeep exerts a force of 600lbs. and the other exerts a force of 800lbs , what is the resulting force on the car stuck in the snow?
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Question 77951: Shawndra is giving trajan information about roof trusses and triangle he draws with a compass, ruler and protractor is unique. Two questions: If Shawndra says that the measure of the horizontal leg is 3 centimeters and the measure of the

c^2 = 6^2 = 36 c = hypotenuse
b^2 = 3^2= 9 b = opposite side
c^2 - b^2 = 27
a = 5.1962 c = adjacent side
to construct triangle: connect the ends sides

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Question 77987This question is from textbook geometry reasoning
: A 30 degree,-60degree,-90degree triangle has a hypotenuse of length 12 inches. What are the lengths of the legs?This question is from textbook geometry reasoning

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Question 77985This question is from textbook geometry reasoning
: The variables r and s represent the lengths of the legs of a right triangle, and t represents the length of the hypotenuse. Find the unknown value. Then tell whether the lengths form a Pythagorean triple.
s=16, t=34This question is from textbook geometry reasoning

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Question 77949: PLeae help to solve
If triangle MNP is congruent to triangle PNM, classify triangle MNP by its sides.
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Question 77948: Are the following statements true or false, please help!
1.A scalene triangle is never isosceles.
2. An isosceles triangle can be equilateral
3. A scalene triangle is never right
4. All equilateral triangles are acute
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Question 78262: In triangle CDE, CD = 3y, DE = 30, and CE = 45. Determine the range of possible values for y.
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Question 78260: Gi ven the numbers as measurments of the sides of a triangle, Can the triangle exist and explain,
A. 8,10,20
B. 16,18,25
C.7,7,7
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Question 78286: The measure of the vertex angle of an isosceles triangle is 126. Find the measure of each base angle.
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Question 78384: Find length x in each triangle. Express your answer in simplified radical form.

Hypotenuse is 12
Leg a is 8
Leg b is x
I came up with x=8.94427 but that is not in simplified radical form is it?
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Question 78375: Geometry. The length of one leg of a right triangle is 3in. more than the other. If the length of the hypotenuse is 15 in., what are the lengths of the two legs?
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Question 78383: Find the length x in the right triangle. Express your answer in simplified radical form.

Hypotenuse is 10
Leg a is 8
Leg b is x
I came up with x=6 but that is not in simplified radical form is it?
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Question 78285: If the measures of the three angles of a triangle are x, 2x - 20, and 3x - 10, then what is this type of triangle? why?
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Question 78398: Consider triangles ABC and DEF. side a is congruent to side f. Angle A is congruent to angle F. Angle B is congruent to angle E. What postulate or theorem can be used to prove that the two tirangles are congruent?
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Question 78399: If the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is 24 meters and the length of one of its legs is 12 meters, find the length of the other leg. Round to the nearest tenth, if necessary.
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Question 78929: in triangle abc, measure of angle a= 2x+3, measure b= 3x+5, and measure c= 5x+2. Solve for x and find the measure of eace angle.
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