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Example Question #1 : How To Find The Length Of The Side Of A Triangle

Which of the following could be the lengths of the three sides of a scalene triangle?

Possible Answers:

$0.7 \textrm{ in, } 0.9 \textrm{ in, }1.4 \textrm{ in}$

$6 \textrm{ in, } 8 \textrm{ in, }10 \textrm{ in}$

$5,000 \textrm{ m, } 4,000 \textrm{ m, }8,000 \textrm{ m}$

$8 \textrm{ cm, } 9 \textrm{ cm, }10 \textrm{ cm}$

All of the other choices are possible lengths of a scalene triangle

Correct answer:

All of the other choices are possible lengths of a scalene triangle

Explanation:

A scalene triangle, by definition, has sides all of different lengths. Since all of the given choices fit that criterion, the correct choice is that all can be scalene.

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Example Question #16 : Acute / Obtuse Triangles

Given $\Delta ABC$ with right angle $\angle B$ , $m \angle C = 50 ^{\circ }$ .

Which is the greater quantity?

(a)

(b)

Possible Answers:

(a) and (b) are equal

(b) is greater

It is impossible to tell from the information given

(a) is greater

Correct answer:

(a) is greater

Explanation:

$m \angle B = 90^{\circ}$

$m \angle C = 50 ^{\circ }$

The sum of the measures of the angles of a triangle is 180, so

$m \angle A + m \angle B + m \angle C = 180$

$m \angle A +90 + 50 = 180$

$m \angle A +140= 180$

$m \angle A +140-140= 180-140$

$m \angle A = 40^{\circ }$

$m \angle C > m \angle A$ , so the side opposite $\angle C$ , which is $\overline{AB}$ , is longer than the side opposite $\angle A$ , which is $\overline{BC}$ . This makes (a) the greater quantity.

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Example Question #11 : Triangles

Given $\Delta ABC$ with obtuse angle $\angle A$ , which is the greater quantity?

(a)

(b)

Possible Answers:

It is impossible to tell from the information given.

(b) is greater.

(a) is greater.

(a) and (b) are equal.

Correct answer:

(b) is greater.

Explanation:

To compare the lengths of $\overline{AB}$ and $\overline{BC}$ from the angle measures, it is necessary to know which of their opposite angles - $\angleC$ $\angle C$ and $\angle A$ , respectively - is the greater angle. Since $\angle A$ is the obtuse angle, it has the greater measure, and $\overline{BC}$ is the longer side. This makes (b) greater.

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Example Question #1 : How To Find The Length Of The Side Of A Triangle

$\Delta ABC$ has obtuse angle $\angle B$ ; AB = 7, BC = 24 . Which is the greater quantity?

(a)

(b)

Possible Answers:

(a) and (b) are equal.

(b) is greater.

It is impossible to tell from the information given.

(a) is greater.

Correct answer:

(a) is greater.

Explanation:

Since $\angle B$ is the obtuse angle of $\Delta ABC$ ,

$\left ( AC \right )^{2} >\left ( AB \right )^{2} + \left ( BC \right )^{2} = 7^{2} + 24^{2} = 49 + 576 = 625$ .

$\left ( AC \right )^{2} > 625$ ,

$AC > \sqrt{625}$

AC >25 ,

so (a) is the greater quantity.

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Example Question #2 : How To Find The Length Of The Side Of A Triangle

Given $\Delta ABC$ with AB = 5, BC = 12 . Which is the greater quantity?

(a)

(b)

Possible Answers:

(a) is greater.

(a) and (b) are equal.

It is impossible to tell from the information given.

(b) is greater.

Correct answer:

(b) is greater.

Explanation:

Use the Triangle Inequality:

AC < AB + BC

AC < 5 + 12

AC < 17

This makes (b) the greater quantity.

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Example Question #11 : Isee Upper Level (Grades 9 12) Quantitative Reasoning

Given $\Delta ABC$ with AB = 5, BC = 12 . Which is the greater quantity?

(a)

(b)

Possible Answers:

(a) is greater.

(b) is greater.

It is impossible to tell from the information given.

(a) and (b) are equal.

Correct answer:

It is impossible to tell from the information given.

Explanation:

By the Converse of the Pythagorean Theorem,

$AC = \sqrt{(AB)^{2}+(BC)^{2}}= \sqrt{5^{2}+12^{2}}= \sqrt{25+144}=\sqrt{169} = 13$

if and only if $\angle B$ is a right angle.

However, if $\angle B$ is acute, then AC < 13 ; if $\angle B$ is obtuse, then AC > 13 .

Since we do not know whether $\angle B$ is acute, right, or obtuse, we cannot determine whether (a) or (b) is greater.

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Example Question #21 : Triangles

$\Delta ABC$ is acute; AB = 5, BC = 12 . Which is the greater quantity?

(a)

(b)

Possible Answers:

(a) and (b) are equal.

(b) is greater.

(a) is greater.

It is impossible to tell from the information given.

Correct answer:

(b) is greater.

Explanation:

Since $\Delta ABC$ is an acute triangle, $\angle B$ is an acute angle, and

$\left ( AC \right )^{2} < \left ( AB \right )^{2} + \left ( BC \right )^{2} = 5^{2} + 12^{2} = 25 + 144 = 169$

$\left ( AC \right )^{2} < 169$ ,

$AC< \sqrt{169}$

AC < 13

(b) is the greater quantity.

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Example Question #2 : How To Find The Length Of The Side Of A Triangle

Given: $\bigtriangleup ABC$ . $AB= AC = 12, m \angle A = 80 ^{\circ }$ . Which is the greater quantity?

(a) 18

(b)

Possible Answers:

(b) is the greater quantity

(a) and (b) are equal

(a) is the greater quantity

It is impossible to determine which is greater from the information given

Correct answer:

(a) is the greater quantity

Explanation:

Suppose there exists a second triangle $\bigtriangleup DEF$ such that DE = DF = 12 and EF = 18 . Whether $\angle D$ , the angle opposite the longest side, is acute, right, or obtuse can be determined by comparing the sum of the squares of the lengths of the shortest sides to the square of the length of the longest:

$(DE)^{2}+ (DF)^{2} = 12^{2}+ 12^{2} = 144 + 144 = 288$

$(EF) ^{2}= 18 ^{2} = 324$

$(EF) ^{2}> (DE)^{2}+ (DF)^{2}$ , making $\angle D$ obtuse, so $m \angle D > 90 ^{\circ }$ .

We know that

$AB= AC = 12, m \angle A = 80 ^{\circ }$

and

$DE = DF = 12, m \angle D > m \angle A$ .

Between $\bigtriangleup ABC$ and $\bigtriangleup DEF$ , we have two sets of congruent sides, with the included angle of the latter of greater measure than that of the former. It follows from the Side-Angle-Side Inequality (or Hinge) Theorem that between the third sides, $\overline{EF}$ is the longer. Therefore,

BC < EF = 18 .

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ISEE Upper Level Quantitative : How to find the length of the side of a triangle

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for ISEE Upper Level Quantitative

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Example Question #1 : How To Find The Length Of The Side Of A Triangle

Example Question #16 : Acute / Obtuse Triangles

Example Question #11 : Triangles

Example Question #1 : How To Find The Length Of The Side Of A Triangle

Example Question #2 : How To Find The Length Of The Side Of A Triangle

Example Question #11 : Isee Upper Level (Grades 9 12) Quantitative Reasoning

Example Question #21 : Triangles

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