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Example Question #8 : Find The Area Of A Triangle Using Trigonometry
Find the area of given that feet, feet, and feet.
3.36 feet
.86 feet
43.32 feet
1.83 feet
1.83 feet
Because we do not know the height of this triangle, we need to lean into trigonometry. Luckily, Heron's Formula will help us solve this problem. You can use it when you know three sides of a triangle and want to find the area. Please note that in order to find a triangle's area, you must make sure that the triangle exists by satisfying the Triangle Inequality, which states that the sum of any two sides of the triangle must always be larger than the remaining side. This is true for the lengths 1.1, 3.7, and 4.3 given in this problem. Heron's formula can be described as:
where R is the area of the triangle and s is the semiperimeter equivalent to . Using these formulas and plugging in, we get:
Therefore the area of is 1.83 feet.
Example Question #31 : Right Triangles
Which of the following is true about the right triangle below?
Since the pictured triangle is a right triangle, the unlabeled angle at the lower left is a right angle measuring 90 degrees. Since interior angles in a triangle sum to 180 degrees, the unlabeled angle at the upper left can be calculated by 180 - 60 - 90 = 30. The pictured triangle is therefore a 30-60-90 triangle. In a 30-60-90 triangle, the ratio between the hypotenuse and the shortest side length is 2:1. Therefore, C = 2A.
Example Question #1 : Use Special Triangles To Make Deductions
Which of the following is true about the right triangle below?
Since the pictured triangle is a right triangle, the unlabeled angle at the lower left is a right angle measuring 90 degrees. Since interior angles in a triangle sum to 180 degrees, the unlabeled angle at the upper left can be calculated by 180 - 60 - 90 = 30. The pictured triangle is therefore a 30-60-90 triangle. In a 30-60-90 triangle, the ratio between the shortest side length and the longer non-hypotenuse side length is . Therefore, .
Example Question #2 : Use Special Triangles To Make Deductions
Which of the following is true about the right triangle below?
Since the pictured triangle is a right triangle, the unlabeled angle at the lower left is a right angle measuring 90 degrees. Since interior angles in a triangle sum to 180 degrees, the unlabeled angle at the upper left can be calculated by 180 - 60 - 90 = 30. The pictured triangle is therefore a 30-60-90 triangle. In a 30-60-90 triangle, the ratio between the hypotenuse length and the second-longest side length is . Therefore, .
Example Question #761 : Trigonometry
Which of the following is true about the right triangle below?
Since the pictured triangle is a right triangle, the unlabeled angle at the lower left is a right angle measuring 90 degrees. Since interior angles in a triangle sum to 180 degrees, the unlabeled angle at the upper left can be calculated by 180 - 45 - 90 = 45. The pictured triangle is therefore a 45-45-90 triangle. In a 45-45-90 triangle, the two shorter side lengths are equal. Therefore, A = B.
Example Question #4 : Use Special Triangles To Make Deductions
Which of the following is true about the right triangle below?
Since the pictured triangle is a right triangle, the unlabeled angle at the lower left is a right angle measuring 90 degrees. Since interior angles in a triangle sum to 180 degrees, the unlabeled angle at the upper left can be calculated by 180 - 45 - 90 = 45. The pictured triangle is therefore a 45-45-90 triangle. In a 45-45-90 triangle, the ratio between a short side length and the hypotenuse is . Therefore, .
Example Question #762 : Trigonometry
Which of the following is true about the right triangle below?
The triangle is isosceles.
The triangle is scalene.
The triangle is equilateral.
The triangle is obtuse.
The triangle is isosceles.
Since the pictured triangle is a right triangle, the unlabeled angle at the lower left is a right angle measuring 90 degrees. Since interior angles in a triangle sum to 180 degrees, the unlabeled angle at the upper left can be calculated by 180 - 45 - 90 = 45. The pictured triangle is therefore a 45-45-90 triangle. In a 45-45-90 triangle, the ratio between the two short side lengths is 1:1. Therefore, A = B. Triangles with two congruent side lengths are isosceles by definition.
Example Question #6 : Use Special Triangles To Make Deductions
In the figure below, is inscribed in a circle. passes through the center of the circle. In , the measure of is twice the measure of . The figure is drawn to scale.
Which of the following is true about the figure?
is equal in length to a radius of the circle.
is equal in length to a diameter of the circle.
is equal in length to a diameter of the circle.
is equal in length to a radius of the circle.
is equal in length to a radius of the circle.
For any angle inscribed in a circle, the measure of the angle is equal to half of the resulting arc measure. Because is a diameter of the circle, arc has a measure of 180 degrees. Therefore, must be equal to . Since is a right triangle, the sum of its interior angles to 180 degrees. Since the measure of is twice the measure of , . Therefore, the measure of can be calculated as follows:
Therefore, is equal to . must be a 30-60-90 triangle. Therefore, side length must be half the length of side length , the hypotenuse of the triangle. Since is a diameter of the circle, half of represents the length of a radius of the circle. Therefore, is equal in length to a radius of the circle.
Example Question #42 : Right Triangles
In the figure below, is inscribed in a circle. passes through the center of the circle. In , the measure of is twice the measure of . The figure is drawn to scale.
Which of the following is true about the figure?
is isosceles.
is equilateral.
is a 30-60-90 triangle.
is a 45-45-90 triangle.
is a 30-60-90 triangle.
For any angle inscribed in a circle, the measure of the angle is equal to half of the resulting arc measure. Because is a diameter of the circle, arc has a measure of 180 degrees. Therefore, must be equal to . Since is a right triangle, the sum of its interior angles equal 180 degrees. Since the measure of is twice the measure of , . Therefore, the measure of can be calculated as follows:
Therefore, is equal to . must be a 30-60-90 triangle.
Example Question #8 : Use Special Triangles To Make Deductions
In the figure below, is a diagonal of quadrilateral . has a length of 1. and are congruent and isosceles. and are perpendicular. The figure is drawn to scale.
Which of the following is a true statement?
is equilateral.
is a 30-60-90 triangle.
and are perpendicular.
and , are parallel.
and , are parallel.
Since and are perpendicular, is a right angle. Since no triangle can have more than one right angle, and is isosceles, must be congruent to . Since is congruent to and measures 90 degrees, and can be calculated as follows:
Therefore, and are both equal to 45 degrees. is a 45-45-90 triangle. Since is congruent to , is also a 45-45-90 triangle. The figure is drawn to scale, so is a right angle. Since has the same angle measure as , the two angles are alternate interior angles and diagonal is a transversal relative to and , which must be parallel.
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