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Question 277747: If the length of two sides of a right triangle are 8 cm and 15 cm, the length of the third side can be x cm or y cm. Rounded to the nearest tenth centimeter, the sum x + y equals
A.24 B. 25.4 C29.7 D.30 E.35.7

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Question 278597: What is the square root of 96104 simplified?
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Question 279050: Ok, there is a problem in my worksheet that gives me the following information:
Perimeter of the Rectangle: 68cm
Area of the Rectangle: 144sq. cm
and its asking for the length of the diagonal, how do i solve this? it does not give any dimensions (Width, Height)
If you can help me, id love it. Thank You

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Question 276240: Find the missing measure of each right triangle. Round to the nearest tenth if necessary. Base is 7m, side that's not right angle is 20m.
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Question 279554: Using Pythagorean Theorem, calculate the measure of b, if a = 4 cm. and c = 8 cm. In this case c is
the hypotenuse of the right angle triangle.
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Question 279645: A metal strip is shaped into a right triangle with legs of x and x + 2 and hypotenuse of x + 4. Find the length of the metal strip.
(A) 6 (B) 10 (C) 12 (D) 18 (E) 24

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Question 279652: A wire is stretched from the ground to the top of an antenna tower. The wire is 20 ft long. The height of the tower is 4ft greater than the distance from the towers base to the bottom of the wire. Find the distance and the height of the tower. Please assist!!!!
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Question 280078: A right triangle with integer side lengths a, b and c satisfies a < b < c and
a + c = 49. What is the area of the right triangle?
(A) 105 (B) 140 (C) 175 (D) 210 (E) 245
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Question 280162: If the side opposite a 30� angle in a right triangle is 12.5 meters, how long is the hypotenuse? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth.)
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Question 281169: how do you solve a problem on a right angled triangle if you know the side of the hypotenuse but you need to know the two other sides ?
for example ;
hypotenuse = 9cm
horizontal side = x
vertical side = x+2
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Question 281321: A rectangular garden is 8 feet wide and 15 feet long. A diagonal path cuts through the entire garden. How long is the path?
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Question 281536: The sides of a right triangle are x, x+17, and x+18 units long. what is the length of the hypotenuse
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Question 281536: The sides of a right triangle are x, x+17, and x+18 units long. what is the length of the hypotenuse
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Question 282034: What is (square root of five)squared simplified?
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Question 282193: find the length of the unkown leg. round to the nearest tenth if necessary 46ft 50 ft b
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Question 282720: A lifeguard's pole must be able to reach every part of the kiddie pool while he remains seated in the lifeguard stand, 4' above the pool. The pool is 12' wide and 20' long. Find the length that the pole must be in order to reach the bottom depth of the pool (3') at the furthest point from the lifeguard stand.
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Question 282819: Finding the missing length of the right triangle of the formula a=48 and b=20 I understand you 48 to the second power and 20 to the second power, but not sure how the caulations was done to get c= 2304 + 400 so do you multiple, or what?
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Question 283634: Here's the problem I need help with:
We have a wooden box that measures 4 ft by 3 ft by 2 ft. What is the longest straight pole that you can have inside the box?
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Question 284485: what is the equation?
use Pythagorean theorem to find the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle with the leg lengths of 15 and 20 units.
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Question 284620: how can the formula of Pythagorean theorem help me solve this problem?
a^2+b^2=c^2
8^2+b^2=10^2
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Question 285080: i the circle, AB is parallel to CD and AB is a diameter. If AB=20 and CD= 2 root 51, how far apart are AB and CD
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Question 285194: I've done this without the degrees.
How do I arrange this and do the steps, on a calculator and on my own?
What is the length of the hypotenuse if angle A is 26.9 degrees and the side opposite A has length 7.7?
Thanks for your time!
Nathalie
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Question 286640: I'm making a book about the Pythagorean Theorem in my geometry class and one of the requirements is to find out why a squared + b squared= c squared is incorrect. I've done research on the theorem and still can't figure out why this is true. Can you please help me?
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Question 287260: hello can you help me with a step by step approach with the aid of a diagram for the following question.
Question
A ship sail 12 km due north of a port and then sails 14 km due east.
(a) How far is the ship from the port?
(b) How much farther east will it have sailed when it is 30 km from the port?
Thank you
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Question 287277: How long is a guy wire if it reaches from the top of a 15 foot pole to a point on the ground 10 feet from the pole?
Could you please explain how to solve this problem?
Thank you.
Cynthia
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Question 287351: the perimeter of a square is 20 centimeter. Find the length of a diagonal. Round answer to the nearest tenth.
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Question 287351: the perimeter of a square is 20 centimeter. Find the length of a diagonal. Round answer to the nearest tenth.
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Question 287472: The sides of a right triangle measure 8cm,11cm,and 14cm.Determine if this triangle is a right triangle using the pythagorean theorem.

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Question 287475: The following polynomial is made up of monomial terms.
12xy-8x+9xy-5x
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Question 287925: A right triangle has a hypotenuse of length c = 65 ft. Use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the length of leg a when the length of leg b is 16, 25, 33, and 39 feet.
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Question 288191: On a sunny day, a building and its shadow form the sides of a right triangle. If the hypotenuse is 24 m long and the shadow is 15 m, how tall is the building?
d^2=24^2 + 15^2 = 576 +225 = 801
= 16.125
Could you tell me if this is correct?
Cynthia
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Question 288716: I need help on this problem. i know this is classic for some of you but not for me. Please show work so that I can understand. Here it is:
One leg of a right triangle is 2 more than twice the smaller leg. If the hypotenuse is 1 inch more than the larger leg, find all 3 sides.
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Question 289181: Two ships leave port at the same time. Ship X is heading due north and Ship Y is heading due east. Eight hours later they are 400 miles apart. If the Ship X had traveled 320 miles from the port, how many miles had Ship Y traveled?
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Question 289394: How do i set this problem up for the pythagorean theorem? 1/3, 2 with the square root of 2/3, and 1?
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Question 289705: What is 3p+4p=5p
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Question 289884: Find the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle with legs of lengths 5 and 12. If necessary, round your answer to two decimal places
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Question 290182: how do u do perimeters and diagonals
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Question 290201: A portable ladder is needed to climb onto a rooftop 24 feet high. How long should the ladder be? How far should its base set away from the building wall? Explain your answer and show your calculation.
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Question 290266: Find the length of side a in the right triangle, if b = 4 and c=5.
a =
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Question 290928: A rectangle perimeter has 46 ft and width 8 ft. Find the length of the diagonal.
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Question 291209: a=7m b=? c=25m
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