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Question 102316: The base of a triangle is one-third as long as its height. If the are of the triangle is 24 square meters, how long is its base?
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Question 102421: a boy flying a kite lets out 400ft of string,whichs makes an angle of 56 with the ground. assumeing that the string is stretched taut,find to the nearest foot how high the kite is above the griund

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Question 102369: The hypotonuse of a right triangle is 3m more than twice the short leg. The longer leg is 2 m more than twice the shorter leg. Find the lengths of the sides.
This is what I have so far, but am stuck.
x^2+(2x+2)^2=(2x+3)^2
x^2+4x^2+4x+4x+4 = 4x^2+6x+6x+9
x^2+4x^2+8x+4=4x^2+12x^2+9
now what??

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Question 103133: In triangle CDE, CD=3y, DE=30, and CE=45. Determine the range possible values for y
I think the answer is 5 < y < 25
is this correct?
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Question 103151: Given that two sides of a triangle are 20 and 66. Find the range of possible measures for the third side, s
I got 46 < s < 86
is this correct?
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Question 103132: In triangle CDE, CD=3y, DE=30, and CE=45. Determine the range possible values for y
I think the answer is 5 is this correct?
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Question 103131: In triangle CDE, CD=3y, DE=30, and CE=45. Determine the range possible values for y
I think the answer is 5 is this correct?
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Question 103734: the meassure of one triangel is 28 more than the measure of the smallest angel of the triangle. the measure of the 3rd angel is twice the measure of the smallest angel. find all 3 measures.
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Question 98171: what is the length of the 3rd side of a triangle with measures A=9 ft B=3ft what is the lenght of the hypotneuse/ third side? do you solve this w/ the A^2+B^2= C^2 formula?
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Question 103785: In a triangle, the middle side is 7cm longer than the shortest side. The longest side is 8cm more than the shortest side. The perimeter is 31cm. What is the length of each side of the triangle? Must show work! thanks
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Question 104183: The perimeter of a triangle is 153 inches. The length of the longest side is 5/4 the length of the shortest side and the length of the other side is 10 inches more than the length of the shortest side. Find the length of each side.
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Question 104961: I am trying to make 9 triangles by adding 3 lines to the letter M. I have worked on it for hours even with the directions provided in your problem # 9107
I can not make it work. Can you show me in a picture? Thanks, Mark
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Question 104995: In a triangle, the measure of one angle is 60 degrees, the second angle is twice the measure of the third angle. Find the measures of the second and third angles.
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Question 105090: Please list your answer as a step by step solution.
The back of the book lists the answer as 2.
How do I get an answer of 2?
Thanks!

Find the value of x for the triangle.
Perimeter = 24 feet
one side: (x + 4) ft
another side: 4 x ft
last side: 10 (x - 1) ft

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Question 100524: Find length x in each triangle. Express your answer in simplified radical form.
bottom of triangle is 12
longes side of the triangle is x
smallest side is 8
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Question 105661: The measure of one acute angle of an obtuse triangle is 10 degrees more than the measure of the other acute angle. The possible measures of the smaller acute angle are:
(1) > 40 degrees
(2) = 40 degrees
(3) < 40 degrees
(4) not determinable
SHOW WORK!
PLEASE HELP!!!!! (:
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Question 105662: If the measure of one angle of a triangle is equal to the sum of the measures of the other two angles, then the triangle is always:
(1)acute
(2)obtuse
(3)isoceles
(4)right
EXPLAIN!
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Question 106370: An equilateral triangle has the sides 5X-3, 6X-1, and 3X+2Y. Find the vaules of X and Y.
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Question 106400: hi please help me i dont understand this problem
in equilateral triangle DEF, Measure of angle D = x+y
and measure of angle E = 2x-y
please answer thanks a lott

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Question 106401: hi please help me i dont understand this problem
in equilateral triangle DEF, Measure of angle D = x+y
and measure of angle E = 2x-y
find x and y
please answer thanks a lott

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Question 106679: Help me this ones wrecking my brain and is stressing me out!!!
The perimeter of a triangle ABC is 26m. BC is two thirds the length of AB and is 2m longer than ac. find the length of the sides.
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Question 106698: I'm confused on how to do this problem. I'm suppose to find X. How do I do that?

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Question 106980: i get the Pythagorean theorem, but the variables
confuse me. I tried a guess and check, but that confused me even more.
sincerely, Forrest Balman
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Question 106979: i get the Pythagorean theorem, but the exponents confuse me. I tried a guess and check, but that confused me even more.
sincerely, Forrest Balman
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Question 107382: find the perimeter of right triangle ABC if the legs are 3 inches and 4 incehs.
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Question 107382: find the perimeter of right triangle ABC if the legs are 3 inches and 4 incehs.
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Question 107381: In a right traingel ABC one leg is 7 inches and the hypotenuse is 20 inches, find the other leg.
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Question 107380: In a trapezoid the bases are 8 incehs and 4 inches, the non parallel sides are 5 inches and 7 inches and the height is 7 inches. Find the perimeter of the trapezoid.
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Question 107397: Find the area of the triangle
One leg is 7 inches and the hypotenuse is 20 inches and the perimeter is 12 inches.
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Question 107397: Find the area of the triangle
One leg is 7 inches and the hypotenuse is 20 inches and the perimeter is 12 inches.
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Question 107394: In right triangle ABC the legs are 6 inches and 8 inches find the length of the hypotenuse.
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Question 107393: Find the area of the trapezoid
bases are 8 & 4 inches. Non Parallel sides are 5 and 7 inches and height is 7 inches.
Perimeter is 24
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Question 107832: If the measure of an exterior angle drawn at vertex M of triangle LMN is x, then m L + m N is what? (sorry I don't have the angle symbol)

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Question 107906: The 3rd angle in an isolsoles triangle is 8 degrees less than twice the measure of the equal angle. Find the measure of one of the equal angle.
Thanks for your help
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Question 108254: Given: triangle NEW is congruent to triangle CAR, EN = 11, AR = 2x-4y, NW = x+y, CA = 4x+y, EW = 10.
Find CR
I'm thinking this is really an algebraic problem: 2x-4y = 10 and 4x+y =11. If I can find the value of the variables, I can find CR. Is this correct? If so, how do I solve this algebra problem?
Page number 164 in the textbook.
Thx.
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Question 108302: Each of two congruent sides of an isosceles traingle is 8 in. less than twice the base. The perimeter of the triangle is 74 in. What is the length of the base?
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Question 108240: How do I find the legnth of a side, when I am dealing simalar figures. Say when one triangle is Base=15 and height = 9, and the other is Base = 12 and Heigth = X????
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Question 108494: similarity between triangles

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Question 108920: 1^2 + b^2 = 2 (Pythagorean theorem)
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Question 108873: find the perimeter of a right triangle if the hypotenuse is twice as long as one of the legs and the other leg is 3
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Question 109312: find the distance between the points. Round your answer to the nearest tenth
A(5, -7), B(0, 5)
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Question 109308: Complete the statements, always, sometimes or never.
An isosceles triangle will ? have a right angle.
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Question 109308: Complete the statements, always, sometimes or never.
An isosceles triangle will ? have a right angle.
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Question 109306: Complete the statements, always, sometimes or never.
An isosceles triangle will ? have a right angle.
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