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Question 198804: For Triangle ABC, use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the missing length for the given measures. Round each length to the nearest tenth.
b=9, c=18, a= _____
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Question 199168: We can use the Pythagorean theorem to solve problems that involve right triangles. Provide an example of a day-to-day situation that involves right triangles and the use of the theorem.

I honestly can not think of anything. I turned one in yesterday, but my teacher said I didn't make since, so i am needing help...
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Question 194204: what are some mistake you can make using the pythagorean theorem
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Question 199886: how long is a wire reaching from the top of a 20 foot pole to a point on the ground 14 feet from teh base of the pole?
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Question 200068: find the missing length of the right triangle
bottom is 17 and the bottom is 15
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Question 200345: Find the exact length of the side of a square whose diagonal is 3 feet.
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Question 200344: A wagon wheel is placed against a wall. One point on the edge of the wheel is 5 inches from the ground and 10 inches from the wall. What is the radius of the wheel?

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Question 200346: A company name Tropical Pools figure that its monthly revenue in dollars on the sale of x number of above ground pools is given by R = 1500x � 3x2, where x is less than 25. What number of pools would they have to sell to generate revenue of $17,568?
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Question 201072: ok i do not have an specific question it's just that i have to take the crct for the second time im in summer school and we take the test next tuesday i was just wondering do you have any worksheets on pythagorean theorem please and thank you
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Question 202543: The hypotenuse of a 30- 60- 90 triangle has length 15. What is the length of the side opposite the 60 angle? If necessary, round your answer to two decimal places.

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Question 202920: A 45- 45- 90 triangle has a hypotenuse of length 18 units. What is the length of one of the legs? If necessary, round your answer to two decimal places
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Question 203082: the sum of two numbers is 12. their product is 32. find the numbers.
not good at word problem so i am have trouble setting it up. once i get it set up i can work its just braking it down to set it up. please help.
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Question 203415: Use the difference of two squares theorem to find the solution to the equations b squared = 18 and z squared = 13
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Question 203782: 1. We can use the Pythagorean theorem to solve problems that involve right triangles. Provide an example of a day-to-day situation that involves right triangles and the use of the theorem.
I already answered this before and my teacher asked me another question to go with the example and she confused because my answer was wrong. So can you help me please?
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Question 203766: Euclid's Proof: the area of the whole square equals the sum of its parts.
1) Write an expression for the area of the large square. Then simplified your expression.
2) write an expression for each part of the diagram and sum them up.
triangle 1=?, triangle 2=?, triangle 3=?,triangle 4=?, and the small rectangle=?.
3) Now set your expression for the area of the large square equal to the expression for the sum of the parts and simplify!
PLEASE HELP ME ABOUT THIS. ITS DUE TOMORROW JULY 22ND, PLEASE HELP ME...................
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Question 203812:
Euclid's Proof: the area of the whole square equals the sum of its parts.
1) Write an expression for the area of the large square. Then simplified your expression.
2) write an expression for each part of the diagram and sum them up.
triangle 1=?, triangle 2=?, triangle 3=?,triangle 4=?, and the small rectangle=?.
3) Now set your expression for the area of the large square equal to the expression for the sum of the parts and simplify!
PLEASE HELP ME ABOUT THIS. ITS DUE TOMORROW JULY 22ND, PLEASE HELP ME...................This question is from textbook Discovering geometry an investigative approach.
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first its a rectangle . it has another rectangle in its body. then it has another small rectangle. i've tried my best to draw it. pls help me...

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Question 203896: 1) find the area of an equilateral triangle whose side lengths are 15 m.
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Find the value of x in the picture that makes the shaded area equal 7/8 the area of the whole square.
** ns= not shaded area in the picture.
PLS HELP ME ABOUT THIS PROBLEMS. ITS DUE TOMORROW JULY 23RD. PLS I NEED HELP....

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Question 194937: The ratio of the length of the hypotenuse to the length of the shorter leg in a right triangle is 8:5. The hypotenuse measures 144 meters. Find the length of the longer leg.
I really have no idea where to even begin. Thanks for the help.
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Question 204211: 16a^2+9a^2=26^2
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Question 204918: The diagonal of a square is 42.5 cm. Calculate the perimetre and area of the square.
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Question 204918: The diagonal of a square is 42.5 cm. Calculate the perimetre and area of the square.
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Question 205025: Computer screen (laptop)
Need to find the length of diagonal
Height = 9.5"
Length = 14"
Width = .5"
What is the length of diagonal?
When I use a tape measure, it comes to 17", but it's not working out in the solution. Why?
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Question 205196: Measure the distance of the diagonal (corner to corner) of the screen on your computer monitor to the nearest tenth of a centimeter or six tenths of a inch. Measure the height of the screen the vertical as well. Use the pythagorean theorem to find the horizontal. 13in diagonal and 8 in. high? I cannot get this. Ty in advance judy
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Question 205229: PQR is an isosceles trianlge such that QP=QR=13 cm and the altitude PS=12 cm. Find the length PR.
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Question 205474: Suppose you need to construct a right triangle in which the shorter side is eight feet less than the longest side and the third side is seven feet more than the shortest side.
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Question 205537: suppose you need to construct a right triangle in which the shortest side is eight feet less than the longest side and the third side is seven feet more than the shortest side.
draw a picture and label all the sides.

(i cant seem to figure out how to label all sides?)
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Question 205492: The length of the Rhombus is 52cm. One of its diagonal is 48 cm. Find the length of the other diagonal and the area of the Rhombus.
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Question 205904: if a=3cm and b=4cm, find c. (angle c is a right angle)
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Question 207177: find the distance between S(5,1) and T(-3,3) using pythagorean theorem
without graphing the given points how can sides "a" and "b" be calculated???
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Question 207771: a triangle has a side of length x. the second side of the triangle is 2 inches longer than the first side. the third side is 4 inches longer than the first side. the square of the first side plus the square of the second side is equal to the square of the third side. what is the length of each side of the triangle? use the five step method.
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Question 208677: how can i solve a Pythagorean theorem of an equilateral triangle if the only given is the altitude of the triangle???answer please,,,,
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Question 208755: In Triangle ABC, AD is a median.
Prove that AB^2 + AC^2 = 2AD^2 + 2DC^2.
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Question 209147: which of the two triangles shown below has greater area? how many square units is the greater triangle? show or expalin how yuo got your answer.

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Question 209278: calculates the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle that has long cateto respectively 60 and 63 dm dm.

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Question 209329: Which three points form the vertices of a right triangle?
(A) (0,-2), (1,-2), (5,1)
(B) (1,0), (-2,4) , (4,1)
(C) (-1,-1), (2,-1), (-2,4)
(D) (-1,4), (2,1), (4,3)

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Question 209525: The question says: Use Pathagorean Theorem to find the distance between each pair of points, C(-10,2), D(-7,6).
I have been looking over my notes and working very hard on this problem, but I just don't seem to get it.
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Question 210200: In a right triangle, the length of the longer leg is 7 more inches than the shorter leg. The length of the hypotenuse is 8 more inches than the length of the shorter leg
a) If the shortest leg is represented by x, write expressions for the longer leg
and the hypotenuse in terms of x. Label them on the diagram.
(b) Write an equation using the Pythagorean Theorem that relates the three
sides together and solve it for the value of x.
(c) Find all three side lengths, and check your answer by verifying that
a^2 + b^2 = c^2 .

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Question 212184: I have to use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the distance between this pair of points A(0,0), B(6,8). How do you do this?
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Question 213090: find the length of a side of a square,given the following lenths of a diagonal 10

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Question 214259: USE THE PYTHAGOREAN THEOREM TO FIND THE DISTANCE BETWEEN EACH PAIR OF POINTS. A(O,O), B(8,6)
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