Planimetrics - math word problems

Study plane measurements, including angles, distances, and areas. In other words - measurement and calculation of shapes in the plane. Perimeter and area of plane shapes.

Number of problems found: 1923

  • Square gardens
    zahrada_1 The gardening colony with dimensions of 180 m and 300 m is to be completely divided into equally large square areas with the largest possible area. Calculate how many such square areas can be obtained and determine the side length of the square.
  • Trapezoid 25
    rr_lichobeznik Trapezoid PART with AR||PT has (angle P=x) and (angle A=2x) . In addition, PA = AR = RT = s. Find the length of the median of Trapezoid PART in terms of s.
  • Tractor wheels
    tractor The front wheel of the tractor has a circumference of 18 dm and the rear 60 dm. We will make a red mark on the lowest point of both wheels. The tractor then starts. At what distance from the start will both marks appear identically at the bottom again?
  • Gardens
    garden The area of the square garden is 3/4 of the area of the triangular garden with sides of 80 m, 50 m, 50 m. How many meters of the fence do we need to fence a square garden?
  • Perpendicular projection
    lines Determine the distance of a point B[1, -3] from the perpendicular projection of a point A[3, -2] on a straight line 2 x + y + 1 = 0.
  • The staircase
    schody The staircase has a total height of 3.6 m and forms an angle of 26° with the horizontal. Calculate the length of the whole staircase.
  • Ladder
    rebrik How long is a ladder that touches on a wall 4 meters high and its lower part is 3 meters away from the wall?
  • Railway embankment
    rr_lichobeznik The section of the railway embankment is an isosceles trapezoid, the sizes of the bases of which are in the ratio 5: 3. The arms have a length of 5 m and the height of the embankment is 4.8 m. Calculates the size of the embankment section area.
  • Isosceles trapezoid
    rr_lichobeznik Find the area of an isosceles trapezoid with bases of 8cm and 72mm. The height of the trapezoid is equal to three-quarters of the longer base.
  • A cliff
    cliff A line from the top of a cliff to the ground passes just over the top of a pole 5 ft high and meets the ground at a point 8 ft from the base of the pole. If the point is 93 ft from the base of the​ cliff, how high is the​ cliff?
  • Ten persons
    TUCWGKGHCVGBPEMEP75TVAR5LA Ten persons, each person makes a hand to each person. How many hands were given?
  • Isosceles triangle
    rr_triangle3_1 Calculate the area of an isosceles triangle, the base of which measures 16 cm and the arms 10 cm.
  • Coordinates of the intersection of the diagonals
    rectangle_inside_circle_1 In the rectangular coordinate system, a rectangle ABCD is drawn. The vertices of the rectangle are determined by these coordinates A = (2.2) B = (8.2) C = (8.6) D = (2.6) Find the coordinates of the intersection of the diagonals of the ABCD rectangle
  • There
    triangle_rt_taznice There is a triangle ABC: A (-2,3), B (4, -1), C (2,5). Determine the general equations of the lines on which they lie: a) AB side, b) height to side c, c) Axis of the AB side, d) median ta to side a
  • Right triangle
    rt_ttt A right triangle ABC is given, c is a hypotenuse. Find the length of the sides a, b, the angle beta if c = 5 and angle alfa = A = 35 degrees.
  • Area and perimeter of rectangle
    rectnagles The content area of the rectangle is 3000 cm2, one dimension is 10 cm larger than the other. Determine the perimeter of the rectangle.
  • Isosceles triangle
    rr_triangle3 In an isosceles triangle ABC with base AB; A [3,4]; B [1,6] and the vertex C lies on the line 5x - 6y - 16 = 0. Calculate the coordinates of vertex C.
  • Vertical rod
    shadow The vertical one meter long rod casts a shadow 150 cm long. Calculate the height of a column whose shadow is 36 m long at the same time.
  • Hectares
    mapa Determine the area of the rectangular land (in ha), which has dimensions of 3 cm and 4.5 cm on the plan with a scale of 1: 40,000.
  • Extending square garden
    garden_el_1 Mrs. Petrová's garden had the shape of a square with a side length of 15 m. After its enlargement by 64 m2 (square), it had the shape of a square again. How many meters has the length of each side of the garden been extended?

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