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Example Question #2 : Finding Sides
In triangle , and .
Which of the following statements is true about the lengths of the sides of ?
In a triangle, the shortest side is opposite the angle of least measure; the longest side is opposite the angle of greatest measure. Therefore, if we order the angles, we can order their opposite sides similarly.
Since the measures of the three interior angles of a triangle must total ,
has the least degree measure, so its opposite side, , is the shortest. , so by the Isosceles Triangle Theorem, their opposite sides and are congruent. Therefore, the correct choice is
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Example Question #1 : Finding Sides
Which of the following describes a triangle with sides one kilometer, 100 meters, and 100 meters?
The triangle is obtuse and scalene.
The triangle is acute and equilateral.
The triangle cannot exist.
The triangle is obtuse and isosceles, but not equilateral.
The triangle is acute and isosceles, but not equilateral.
The triangle cannot exist.
One kilometer is equal to 1,000 meters, so the triangle has sides of length 100, 100, and 1,000. However,
That is, the sum of the least two sidelengths is not greater than the third. This violates the Triangle Inequality, and this triangle cannot exist.
Example Question #6 : Finding Sides
Note: Figure NOT drawn to scale.
Refer to the above diagram. Evaluate .
The correct answer is not among the other responses.
The correct answer is not among the other responses.
The altitude perpendicular to the hypotenuse of a right triangle divides that triangle into two smaller triangles similar to each other and the large triangle. Therefore, the sides are in proportion. The hypotenuse of the triangle is equal to
Therefore, we can set up, and solve for in, a proportion statement involving the shorter side and hypotenuse of the large triangle and the larger of the two smaller triangles:
This is not one of the choices.
Example Question #2 : Finding Sides
What is the sum of three sides of a square if the fourth side has a length of ?
All of the sides of a square have the same length.
That means all four sides of this square have a length of .
The sum of three of them would then be
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Example Question #1 : Quadrilaterals
The area of the rectangle is , what is the area of the kite?
The area of a kite is half the product of the diagonals.
The diagonals of the kite are the height and width of the rectangle it is superimposed in, and we know that because the area of a rectangle is base times height.
Therefore our equation becomes:
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We also know the area of the rectangle is . Substituting this value in we get the following:
Thus,, the area of the kite is .
Example Question #1 : How To Find The Length Of The Diagonal Of A Kite
Using the kite shown above, find the length of the red (vertical) diagonal.
In order to solve this problem, first observe that the red diagonal line divides the kite into two triangles that each have side lengths of and Notice, the hypotenuse of the interior triangle is the red diagonal. Therefore, use the Pythagorean theorem: , where the length of the red diagonal.
The solution is:
Example Question #1 : How To Find The Length Of The Diagonal Of A Kite
A kite has two perpendicular interior diagonals. One diagonal has a measurement of and the area of the kite is . Find the length of the other interior diagonal.
This problem can be solved by applying the area formula:
Since this question provides the area of the kite and length of one diagonal, plug that information into the equation to solve for the missing diagonal.
Thus the solution is:
Example Question #1 : How To Find The Length Of The Diagonal Of A Kite
A kite has two perpendicular interior diagonals. One diagonal has a measurement of and the area of the kite is . Find the sum of the two perpendicular interior diagonals.
You must find the length of the missing diagonal before you can find the sum of the two perpendicular diagonals.
To find the missing diagonal, apply the area formula:
This question provides the area of the kite and length of one diagonal, plug that information into the equation to solve for the missing diagonal.
Therefore, the sum of the two diagonals is:
Example Question #1 : How To Find The Length Of The Diagonal Of A Kite
The area of the kite shown above is and the red diagonal has a length of . Find the length of the black (horizontal) diagonal.
To find the length of the black diagonal apply the area formula:
Since this question provides the area of the kite and length of one diagonal, plug that information into the equation to solve for the missing diagonal.
Thus the solution is:
Example Question #1 : How To Find The Length Of The Diagonal Of A Trapezoid
What is the length of the diagonals of trapezoid ? Assume the figure is an isoceles trapezoid.
To find the length of the diagonal, we need to use the Pythagorean Theorem. Therefore, we need to sketch the following triangle within trapezoid :
We know that the base of the triangle has length . By subtracting the top of the trapezoid from the bottom of the trapezoid, we get:
Dividing by two, we have the length of each additional side on the bottom of the trapezoid:
Adding these two values together, we get .
The formula for the length of diagonal uses the Pythagoreon Theorem:
, where is the point between and representing the base of the triangle.
Plugging in our values, we get:
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