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Question 468047: Find the range for the measure of the third side of a triangle if the measures of the two sides are 10 feet & 16 feet.

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Question 468093: The third angle of a triangle measures twice the sum of the first and
second angles. The first angle measures 23°. Find the measure of the
second and third angles.
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Question 468083: the lengths of two sides of an isosceles triangle are 15 and 22, respectively what are the possible values of the perimeter?
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Question 468155: Please help me find the length of the base and diagonal for 2 handicap ramps with known heights of 3.5" and 8" and a max slope of only 10 degrees. I tried using .5 feet to work out the algebra in the geometric equation. I believe I need to use the following:

is that translated corectly to

and

to

= ???
ok, that is where I got lost.
Honestly this is not Homework, but Housework. Trying to build ramps that my 80 year old mother can use to access the levels in her home in a wheel chair.
Thank you for your help
Lynnette
lynnettemcarter@yahoo.com
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Question 468398: The lengths of a triangle are three consecutive odd integers. the perimeter of the triangle is 45 in. What is the length of the shortest side of the triangle?
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Question 468523: The three sides of a triangle are 4,7,and 8. I need to find the largest side of a similar triangle whose shortest side is 5
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Question 468818: Find the measure of the indicated exterior angle.

∠x = (4n - 20)°, ∠y = (n + 10)°, ∠z = (130 - 5n)°

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Question 469023: the lenght of one leg of a right triangle is 9ft the lenght of the hypotenuse is 3ft longer than the other leg find the lenght of the hypotenuse and the other leg
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Question 469025: Find the leg of each isosceles right triangle when the hypotenuse is of the given measure.
Given = 12 cm
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Question 469025: Find the leg of each isosceles right triangle when the hypotenuse is of the given measure.
Given = 12 cm
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Question 469213: A triangle has side lengths of 7 meters, 9 meters, and 10 meters. What kind of triangle is it?
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Question 469180: A triangle has sides measuring 8 inches and 12 inches. If x represents the length in inches of the third side,which inequality gives the range of possibe values for x?

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Question 469311: Find the range for the measure of the third side of a triangle with the given two sides 30 and 20.
50 > x > 20
50 > x > 30
30 > x > 20
50 > x > 10

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Question 469408: Find the value of y.
A 30, 60, 90 degree right triangle is drawn. The 60 degree angle is labeled. The shortest leg adjacent to the 60 degree angle is labeled x. The longest leg opposite the 60 degree angle is labeled 5 times the square root of 3. The hypotenuse is labeled y.
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Question 469356: if one leg of a right triangle measures 8 radical 6 units and the other leg measures 8 radical 2 units. what is the other side length?
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Question 469502: what is the side of a square with a diagonal of 5?

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Question 469743: Hi,
I'm having trouble with this particicular setup of the equation. I'm really not quite sure how to solve it. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Stefani
In triangle ABC, the bisector of anlge B meets AC at K. AB= 18, BC= 24,and AC= 28. Find AK.
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Question 469783: In a 9 inch square cake pan and a 10 inch square cake pan, what is the difference in volume each pan will hold? Assume each pan is 2 inches high. Show step by step work. Include correct units with your solution.

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Question 469778: Find the perimeter and area of a right triangle if the shortest side is 0.6 m. and the longest side is 1 m. Include correct units with each part of your solution.
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Question 470003: y=2cos[2(x-pi/2)] what is the phase shift
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Question 470334: Can the third side of a triangle be 10 cm, if the other two sides are 20 cm and 32 cm.
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Question 470334: Can the third side of a triangle be 10 cm, if the other two sides are 20 cm and 32 cm.
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Question 470363: which of the following could be the area of an isosceles triangle with the perimeter 18 and one side of the length8?
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Question 470342: 6. A shelf is an isosceles right triangle, and the longest side is 38 centimeters. What is the length of each of the other two sides?
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Question 470461: if on corner of the triangle is 90 degrees and the other is 30 the what is the other

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Question 470617: cosA=mg/t then cosA+cosA=?
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Question 470556: solve the area of the triangle with a base = 2 meters and height =12 meters
A = 1/2 bh
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Question 470809: Base of a Triangle is 3feet more than 3 times its height. If the area is 30feet, find the height and base of the triangle. I''m trying to understand this question but don't get the formulas, and the 3time its height part is really confusing me. please help.
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Question 470835: if the length of a right triangle is 8 cm and base is 6 cm, what is the hypotenuse?
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Question 471038: If two students are constructing equilateral triangles with one side of 4 inches, explain whether the triangles constructed must be congruent.
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Question 471041: I have a triangle with the ratio 2:3:4, if the perimeter is 72 cm, what is the length of the longest side A.) 9
B.) 16
C.) 24
D.) 32
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Question 471325: How do you find a triangle on a coordinate plane? Is it as simple as using Pythagorean or no?
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Question 471505: In an isosceles right triangle, one of the congruent sides has a measure 7 cm. Find the measure of the hypotenuse.
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Question 471874: the legs of a right triangle are 75 and 100 . what is the length of the hypotenuse
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Question 471890: Find the expression in terms of X for the area of the triangle.
Area= 1/2 b h Base= 5x^3/7 Height= 4/x
Please explain the steps for me.
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Question 471778: If in a right triangle the side adjacent to 60 deg is 6 cm. long, the hypotenuse is

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Question 472293: Triangle ABC is an equilateral triangle.
AD=10
What is the length of CD? Give your answer to the nearest whole number.
(LINK IS TO DIAGRAM OF TRIANGLE)
http://www.mrlarkins.com/geometry/InteractiveTextbook/Ch08/08-04/images/Ch08_Sec04_im009.gif

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Question 472452: I need to know the length of the hypotenuse of an isosceles triangle with two sides each measuring 2 feet and a 45 degree angle between them. This is the backstop of my horseshoe pit.
IT's been a long, long time since my geometry classes, I'm 68 years old.
Thanks!
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Question 472447: In an isosceles triangle, the length of each leg exceeds twice the base by 2 cm. The perimeter is 24. How long is each leg?
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Question 472576: if the perimeter of the triangle is 260, was are the lengths of the sides?
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Question 472611: what is the area of a isosileas triangel 12m by 12m
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Question 472740: What is the area of a right triangle with a base of 13, and a height of 16 ?

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Question 472745: Triangle ABC is an equilateral triangle.
BC=10
What is the length of Ab?
LINK TO TRIANGLE
http://www.calculatorsoup.com/images/triangle-equilateral-001.gif
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