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#26 2016-06-05 08:57:55

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Re: Geometry review.

What is the length of the line segment with endpoints (-8,6) and (-10,-1)?
Okay, thank you, enjoy your day.

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#27 2016-06-05 10:54:06

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Re: Geometry review.

Hi;

You use the distance formula for that. I am getting


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#28 2016-06-05 13:15:52

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Re: Geometry review.

18. In the diagram shown, a 12-foot slide is attached to a swing set. The slide makes a 65 degree angle with the swing set. What is the height of the top of the slide (as close as you can get)?

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sin 65 degree = 0.91
cos 65 degree = o.42
tan 65 degree = 2.14

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#29 2016-06-05 13:54:12

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Re: Geometry review.

Use the Cosine of 65 degrees.


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#30 2016-06-06 06:57:12

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Re: Geometry review.

What do you mean? I don't understand what formula I would be using to get the answer.

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#31 2016-06-06 07:07:12

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Re: Geometry review.

Are you familiar with SOH-CAH-TOA?

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#32 2016-06-06 07:11:55

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Re: Geometry review.

a little. we did one lesson on it.
sin = opp./hyp.
cos = adj./hyp.
tan = opp./adj.

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#33 2016-06-06 08:56:55

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Re: Geometry review.

The cos(65 degrees) = adj / hypotenuse which is x / hypotenuse. Can you finish up?


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#34 2016-06-06 09:29:58

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Re: Geometry review.

cos(65 degrees) = x/12
cos(780)=x

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#35 2016-06-06 09:30:19

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Re: Geometry review.

What is 780?


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#36 2016-06-06 09:31:04

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Re: Geometry review.

I did 65 * 12.

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#37 2016-06-06 09:33:16

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Re: Geometry review.

Let all units be in degrees.

12 cos(65) does not equal cos(780). You can not multiply through a cosine like that.

Let us go back a bit:

cos(65 degrees) = x/12

Know how to get cos(65°)?


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#38 2016-06-06 09:42:11

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Re: Geometry review.

oh okay. no I don't know hot to get cos(65)

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#39 2016-06-06 09:53:10

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Re: Geometry review.

In the old days we had to look it up in a table, nowadays we have computers, calculators and the internet. You are luckier, try google.


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#40 2016-06-06 09:54:38

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Re: Geometry review.

cos(65)=0.42

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#41 2016-06-06 09:58:11

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Re: Geometry review.

You can do a bit better than that

cos(65) = .42261826

So substituting in cos(65 degrees) = x/12 we get what?


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#42 2016-06-06 10:00:19

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Re: Geometry review.

well that's what my teacher put in the question, so I didn't write the whole number.

so:
cos(65) = x/12
.42=x/12?

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#43 2016-06-06 10:02:47

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Re: Geometry review.

Okay, solve it please...


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#44 2016-06-06 10:03:56

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Re: Geometry review.

cos(65) = x/12
.42=x/12
5.04=x

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#45 2016-06-06 10:06:47

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Re: Geometry review.

You have solved for x, very good!

So what is the answer to post #28?


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#46 2016-06-06 10:08:00

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Re: Geometry review.

the height is 5.04?

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#47 2016-06-06 10:14:07

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Re: Geometry review.

5.04 what?


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If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#48 2016-06-06 10:15:22

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Re: Geometry review.

5.04 ft?

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#49 2016-06-06 10:16:32

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Re: Geometry review.

20. Calculate the area of the shaded region in the figure shown.

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#50 2016-06-06 10:16:37

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Re: Geometry review.

That is correct!


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