Planimetrics - math word problems - page 12 of 184
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- The centroid
The centroid of a triangle ABC is at the point (3,3,3). If the coordinates of A and B are (3, –5, 7) and (–1, 7, – 6) respectively, find the coordinates of the point C.
- The capacitor
The parallel square plates of a 4.5µF Teflon capacitor are 3.2 mm apart. What is the area of the plate?
- Triangles - segments
How many triangles can be formed with segments measuring one and 2/3 mm one 3/4 mm and 2 1/2 mm
- Diagonals
What is the number of diagonals of a decagon?
- A radio antenna
Avanti is trying to find the height of a radio antenna on the roof of a local building. She stands at a horizontal distance of 21 meters from the building. The angle of elevation from her eyes to the roof (point A) is 42°, and the angle of elevation from
- An electrician 7
An electrician has to repair an electric fault on a pole 4 meters in height. He needs to reach a point 1 m below the top. What should be the length of the ladder that he could use, when inclined at an angle 60° to the horizontal?
- Tower + pole
On the horizontal plane, there is a vertical tower with a flag pole on its top. At a point 9 m away from the foot if the tower, the angle of elevation of the top and bottom of the flag pole are 60°and 30° respectively. Find the height of the flag pole.
- A man 23
A man standing on the deck of a ship, which is 10 m above the water level, observes the angle of elevation of the top of a hill as 60°, and angle of depression of the base of the hill is 30°. Find the distance of the hill from the ship and the height of t
- Subtract polar forms
Solve the following 5.2∠58° - 1.6∠-40° and give answer in polar form
- A kite 3
A kite is flying at a height of 60 m above the ground. The string attached to the kite is temporarily tied to a point on the ground. The inclination of the string with the ground is 60°. Find the length of the string, assuming that there is no slack in th
- A tree 3
A tree breaks due to storm and the broken part bends so that the top of the tree touches the ground making an angle 30° with it. The distance between the foot of the tree to the point where the top touches the ground is 8 m. Find the height of the tree.
- Two men 2
Two men are on opposite sides of a tower. They measure the angles of elevation of the top of the tower as 30° and 45°, respectively. If the height of the tower is 50 m, find the distance between the two men.
- A lighthouse
A lighthouse overlooks a bay, and it is 77 meters high. From the top, the lighthouse keeper can see a yacht southward at an angle of depression of 32 degrees and another boat eastward at an angle of 25 degrees. What is the distance between the boats?
- Angle of elevation 3
The angle of elevation of a pole from a point on the horizontal ground is 15°. After going up a distance of 10m towards the pole the angle of elevation became 30°.What is the height of the pole?
- Angle of elevation
From a point A on the ground, the angle of elevation of the top of a 20 m tall of a building is 45°. A flag is hoisted at the top of the building and the angle of elevation of the top of the flagstaff from A is 60°. Find the length of the flagstaff and th
- The shadow 2
The shadow of a tower standing on a level ground is found to be 40 m longer when the Sun’s altitude is 30° than when it is 60°. Find the height of the tower.
- Three 235
Three houses form a triangular shape. House A is 50 feet from house C and house B is 60 feet from house C. The measure is angle ABC is 45 degrees. Draw a picture and find the distance between A and B.
- Piece of a wire
A piece of wire is bent into the shape of a triangle. Two sides have lengths of 24 inches and 21 inches. The angle between these two sides is 55°. What is the length of the third side to the nearest hundredth of an inch? A: The length of the third side is
- The angle 9
The angle of elevation of the top of a tower from a point A on the ground is 30°. On moving a distance of 20 m towards the foot of the tower to a point B, the angle of elevation increases to 60°. Find the height of the tower and the distance of the tower
- RT with rectangle
In the diagram, find the lengths h and b. One rectangle and one right triangle share one side. We know two angles and the length of the common side, as shown in the picture.
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