Word Problem

A 30 feet ladder is used by fire fighters is a safe only when it leans against a building at an angle of 60 degrees or less to the ground. What is the maximum height on a building the ladder can reach? Round to the nearest hundredth.

Geometry Problems: Solve the proofs in question 7 and question 8.

Geometry Problems: Solve the proofs in question 7 and question 8. Number 7: We are given that AE = DB, FG = CG, and angle FGE = angle CGD, and we want to prove that angle A = angle B. (Note: AE = DB not AE = BE.) Number 8: We are given that DB bisects angle ADC and angle 3 = angle 4, and we want to prove tha ...continues

Finding the Side of a Scalene Triangle

I have a scalene triangle. One side is 241 long, the other is 232 feet. I need to know what the third side would be.

Geometry Proof : Given P is any point in the interior of the rectangle ABCD. Show BP^2 + PD^2 = AP^2 + CP^2. Is the result the same when P in the exterior of the rectangle?

Given P is any point in the interior of the rectangle ABCD. Show BP^2 + PD^2 = AP^2 + CP^2. Is the result the same when P in the exterior of the rectangle? keywords: vertex

Geometry Proof : Isosceles Triangle and Bisector

ABC is an isosceles triangle. M is the midpoint of side BC. E is a point on AC. The (angle) bisector of angle ABE intersects AM at F. What is EF? Prove your Conjecture.

Area of an isosceles triangle and volume of a prism.

If I have a right prism with the prism height being 8 and the prism base being an isosceles triangle with a base of 3 (sides of 6) what is the lateral area and the volume of the prism, also what is the triangle's height by using the Pythagorean theorem?

Using a Graph to find the Maximum Area Enclosed; Volume Calculations

A rancher is building a rectangular corral and is using one wall of his barn as one of the sides. Because the barn wall is quite long, he needs fencing only along the other three He has 500 feet of fencing. The rancher wants the area of the conal to be as large as possible. should he choose as the dimensions of the corral? (Don’ ...continues

Geometry: Traingle Proofs (7 Problems)

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Find the dimensions of a rectangle that has an area equal to its perimeter.

Find the dimensions of a rectangle that has an area equal to its perimeter.

High School Geometry Problems

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