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Question 767646: What is the distance between -4,15 and 6,-9
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Question 768118: Sir,
I have a question where there is a triangle with no sides given there is just x and it says that we have to find x using Pythagorean theorem . Plz help me with this.
Sahil
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Question 768345: Show by means of slopes that the four points (-4,-1), (3,8/3), (8,-4), and (2,-9) are vertices of a trapezoid(a quadrilateral with one pair of opposite sides parallel).
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Question 768882: Please help me solve this question:
Find the value of x. Round your answer to the nearest thousandth. Use Pythagoras� Theorem. a=x b=2x c=4-x .

Thank you.
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Question 770125: solve the given system of equations
x+y=5
x-y=1
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Question 770069: Please help me solve this problem: if two sides of a triangle measures 3 and 4 respectively what is the possible measure of the third side?
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Question 770607: What is the difference between the hypotenuse and the legs on a right
triangle?

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Question 772657: How do you do... equation of a straight line- example of the question:ax+by+c=0
1) point (5,2),gradient=3
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Question 772824: Two parallel chords on opposite sides of the centre of a circle are 9 cm apart. If the chords are 8 cm and 12 cm long, then what is the radius of the circle? Can you please explain EVERY step in detail? Thanks so much!
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Question 773270: Given a circle with radius "r", express the length of chord "c" in terms of "r and d" when the perpendicular distance from the chord is "d"
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Question 773264: A regular octagon with side length "a" cm can be made by cutting off the four corners of a square board. How long should the sides of the board be?
Note: 45-45-90 Special triangle
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Question 773269: Given a circle with radius 5cm and chord AB, measuring 6cm, find the perpendicular distance of "d" between AB and the center of the circle.
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Question 773501: PQR is a triangle right angled at P. The lengths of the sides PQ, QR and PR are rcm p cm and q cm, respectively. Semi-circles are drawn on each side of the triangle. Show that the sum of the areas of the semi - circles, A, can be expressed as A = 1/4 π * p^2
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Question 774400: Find the area of the shaded segment of a circle with radius 10cm and central angle 45 degrees
(dont substitute the numerical value of PIE)
THANKS! :D
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Question 776731: if the hypotenuse is 150cm and the ration for the sides is 16:9. whats are the side lengths and ow do you figure it out?

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Question 777044: Using the Pythagorean theorem, how do I solve for x in the following equation?
x^2 + (2x + 4)^2 = (2x + 6)^2
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Question 778598: Hi. My brain is being fried by this equation. I have been trying to solve it for three hours. The textbook says the answer is the square root of 20, but I am still unable to work it out. Using the Pythagorean Theorem, calculating the distance between A and B.

A's coordinates are: (Xa: a + 1. Ya: 2a + 3).
B's coordinates are: (Xb: a - 1. Yb: 2a - 1).

The steps to the textbook's answer elude me. Any help would be appreciated.
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Question 778975: the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is twice the length of the shorter leg plus 3 m the longer leg is 7 m longer than the shorter leg find the lengths of the sides
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Question 779012: Can you please explain the steps and how I would solve
x^2 + (2x + 4)^2 = (2x + 6)^2 using the Pythagorean theorem?
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Question 779184: What is the length of the diagonal of a box 9 dm long, 5 dm wide and 3 dm high?
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Question 780296: a rectangle measures 8cm by 15cm. Make a sketch and use pythagoras rule to calculate the length of one of its diagonals
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Question 781735: what is the length of one of its diagonal? a square lot has a side 25m long .
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Question 782136: A rectangular garden is 3times as long as its wide.The perimeter is 32meters.Find the dimensions of the garden.
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Question 782837: For his 13th birthday, Adam was allowed to travel down to Sara's Sporting Goods store to purchase a brand new fishing pole. With great excitement and anticipation, Adam boarded the bus on his own and arrived at Sarah's store. Although the collection of fishing poles was tremendous, there was only one pole for Adam and he bought it: a five-foot,one-piece fiberglass "Trout Troller 570" fishing pole. When Adam's bus arrived, the driver reported that Adam could not board the bus with the fishing pole. Objects longer than four feet were not allowed on the bus . In tears, Adam remained a the bus stop holding his beautiful five-foot Trout Troller. Sarah, seeing the whole ordeal, rushed out and said, "Don't cry, Adam! We'll get your fishing pole on the bus!" Sure enough, when the same bus and the same driver returned, Adam boarded the bus with his fishing pole and the driver welcomed him aboard with a smile. How was Sarah able to have Adam board the bus with his five-foot fishing pole without breaking the bus line rules and without cutting or bending the pole.
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Question 784457: A brick walkway forms the diagonal of a square playground. The walkway is 24 m. long. How long is a side of the playground
Im really trying hard to get good grades in class but it never sinks in my brain. That why I'm hoping a tutor can help me thank you!
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Question 784604: Hello what is the hypotenuse of :
Leg a : 18cm
Leg b : 24cm
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Question 784616: If c is the measure of the hypotenuse, Determine the missing measure. Round to the nearest tenth if neccessary.
a=10, b=? , c=18
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Question 784980: If the perimeter of a triangle with a 90 degree angle is 1400, and the hypotenuse is 600, what are the other 2 sides?
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Question 785283: I'm having difficulty to even set up an equation.
The base of a 22 foot ladder is 6 feet from a building. If the ladder reaches the flat roof, how tall is the building? Round your answer two decimal places. Write your answer in a complete sentence.
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Question 785626: find x
when the long leg is 12, the short leg is x, and the hypotenuse is x+8
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Question 785656: find x
when the hypotenuse is x, the long leg is (x-2), the short leg is 8
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Question 785658: find x
when the long leg is 4(x+2), the short leg is (x+3) and the hypotenuse is 25
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Question 785861: If the length of a rectangle is twice its width.if the length of the diagonal of the rectangle is square root of 15, fint the length of the rectangle.

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Question 785872: A ladder 41feet in length rest agains a vertical building is 9 feet from the building. How far up the building does the ladder reach. How far up the building does the ladder reach.
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Question 785524: express the hypotenuse h of a right triangle with area 25m^ as a function of its perimeter p (take base and height as a and b)
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Question 787556: The base of a 22 foot ladder is 6 feet from a building. If the ladder reaches the flat roof, how tall is the building
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Question 788189: We have a right triangle with the base of 24 inches (a) and a hypotenuse of 74 inches (b), determine the value of the last leg (c) of the triangle.
c = ? inches
b (hypotenuse) = 74 inches
a = 24 inches
The above is not my actual question, I've already worked my answer down to "6052 inches = c^2" using the pythagorean theorem but I am still confused about how a "77.79 = c" can be narrowed down to an 70?
Basically my question to you is: How did the calculated answer, "77.79 in. = c", become a "70 in. = c"?

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Question 788833: I have gone over this several times but I get so confused! Can you help? The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 32 cm more than one of the legs. If the other leg is 120 cm, how long is the hypotenuse?
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Question 789883: An isosceles right triangle has legs measuring (x + 1) cm each. The hypotenuse has measure (x + 5) cm. Find x.
I know that a^2+b^2=c^2
therefore
(x+1)(x+1)+(x+1)(x+1)=(x+5)(x+5)
x^2+2x+1+x^2+2x+1=x^2+10x+25
2x^2+4x+2=x^2+10x+25

If I put all the variables on one side like this:
x^2-6x=23
I'm not sure what do next or if that is the right thing to do.
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Question 790414: a ladder rest on a wall which is 8 feet tall. base of ladder is 3 feet from bottom of the wall. find the height of the ladder.
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A 16 foot pole is supported by two wires that extend from the top of the pole to points that are each 8 feet from the base of the pole. Find the total length of two wires.
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