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ometry hw – 10.1 pythagorean theorem and its converse
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find each missing side length in simplest radical form and as a decimal approximation rounded to the nearest tenth. use the ≈ symbol for approximations (answers that you have rounded).
recall the pythagorean triples:
pythagorean triples list
(3, 4, 5) (5, 12, 13) (7, 24, 25)
(8, 15, 17) (9, 40, 41) (11, 60, 61)
(12, 35, 37) (13, 84, 85) (15, 112, 113)
(16, 63, 65) (17, 144, 145) (19, 180, 181)
(20, 21, 29) (20, 99, 101) (21, 220, 221)
- find a.
right triangle with legs 5, a and hypotenuse 13
a =
- find b
right triangle with legs 6, b and hypotenuse 8
b =
- find d.
rectangle with length 8, width 6, diagonal d
d =
- find s.
right triangle with legs 24, 10 and hypotenuse s
s =
- find c.
right triangle with leg 6, other leg (same as 6? maybe isoceles right triangle) and hypotenuse c
c =
- find x
square with side x, diagonal √18
x =
- find s.
right triangle with leg 1.5, hypotenuse 3.9 and leg s
s =
- find x.
cone with slant height 41, radius 9 and height x
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Problem 2: Find \( a \)
Step 1: Apply Pythagorean Theorem
The triangle is right - angled, so by the Pythagorean theorem \( a^{2}+5^{2}=13^{2} \).
\( a^{2}+25 = 169 \)
Step 2: Solve for \( a^{2} \)
Subtract 25 from both sides: \( a^{2}=169 - 25=144 \)
Step 3: Solve for \( a \)
Take the square root of both sides: \( a=\sqrt{144} = 12 \) (since length can't be negative)
Step 1: Apply Pythagorean Theorem
For the right - angled triangle, \( 6^{2}+b^{2}=8^{2} \)
\( 36 + b^{2}=64 \)
Step 2: Solve for \( b^{2} \)
Subtract 36 from both sides: \( b^{2}=64 - 36 = 28 \)
Step 3: Simplify the square root
\( b=\sqrt{28}=\sqrt{4\times7}=2\sqrt{7}\approx2\times2.6 = 5.2 \) (rounded to the nearest tenth)
Step 1: Recognize the right triangle
The diagonal of a rectangle forms a right triangle with the length and width. The length is 8 and the width is 6. By the Pythagorean theorem \( d^{2}=8^{2}+6^{2} \)
Step 2: Calculate \( d^{2} \)
\( d^{2}=64 + 36=100 \)
Step 3: Solve for \( d \)
Take the square root: \( d=\sqrt{100}=10 \)
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\( a = 12 \)