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#1 2010-12-02 00:56:29
- JMUnoz
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Geometry
Find the perimerer and are of a right triangle if the shortest side is 16 in. and the longest side is 34 in. Include correct units with each part of the solution
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#2 2010-12-02 01:47:04
- 123ronnie321
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Re: Geometry
The longest side will be the hypotenuse.
Use the Pythagoras theorem to find the other side.....
This link will help you understand the basics of a triangle.
http://www.mathsisfun.com/triangle.html
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#3 2010-12-02 02:33:02
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Re: Geometry
let a=16,c=34
b = √(c*c-a*a) = 30
perimeter = a + b + c = 80
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#4 2010-12-02 08:59:09
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Re: Geometry
Hi JMUnoz;
Using the pythagorean theorem.
You get b = 30. The perimeter ia 16 + 30 + 34 = 80 inches
The area is:
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#5 2010-12-05 10:08:46
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Re: Geometry
how do you solve for a leg on a right triangle using the pythagorean theorem when a=20, b=?, and c=25?
how do you solve for b? help!!!
Last edited by lilyflower11 (2010-12-05 10:09:54)
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#6 2010-12-05 10:32:15
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Re: Geometry
hi lilyflower11
To calculate the longest side you would square the sides, add then square root.
To calculate a shorter side, square the sides, subtract and then square root.
So b = sqrt (625 - 400) = 15
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#7 2010-12-19 06:36:51
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Re: Geometry
thanks, bob bundy!
Math is hard, but fun! By the way, I'm trying to study for a Hunter's High School entrance exam on January 7th. I'm in 6th grade.
P.S. 6th grade is tiring!
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#8 2010-12-19 09:00:00
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Re: Geometry
You're welcome.
Good luck with the exam.
Bob
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You cannot teach a man anything; you can only help him find it within himself..........Galileo Galilei
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