Pythagorean theorem - math word problems

  1. Diagonal
    trapezium_right_1 he rectangular ABCD trapeze, whose AD arm is perpendicular to the AB and CD bases, has area 15cm square. Bases have lengths AB = 6cm, CD = 4cm. Calculate the length of the AC diagonal.
  2. Equation of circle 2
    circle_axes Find the equation of a circle which touches the axis of y at a distance 4 from the origin and cuts off an intercept of length 6 on the axis x.
  3. Pendulum
    kyvadlo Calculate the length of the pendulum that is 2 cm lower in the lowest position than in the highest position. The length of the circular arc to be described when moving is 20cm.
  4. Garden fence
    zahrada The garden has the shape of a rectangular triangle with an area of 96 square meters and a 16 m long one leg. How many meters of the fence need to be fenced?
  5. Quadrangular pyramid
    komoly Calculate the surface area and volume of a regular quadrangular pyramid: sides of bases (bottom, top): a1 = 18 cm, a2 = 6cm angle α = 60 ° (Angle α is the angle between the side wall and the plane of the base.) S =? , V =?
  6. Tangent
    tetiva33 What distance is the tangent t of the circle (S, 4 cm) and the chord of this circle, which is 6 cm long and parallel to the tangent t?
  7. Tangent 3
    tangetns In a circle with centre O radius is 4√5 cm. EC is the tangent to the circle at point D. Segment AB IS THE DIAMETER of given circle. POINT A is joined with POINT E and POINT B is joined with POINT C. Find DC if BC IS 8cm.
  8. Chord
    tetiva2_1 It is given to a circle k(r=6 cm) and the points A, B such that / AB / = 8 cm lies on k. Calculate the distance of the center of circle S to the midpoint C of the segment AB.
  9. Surface area of the top
    cylinder_4 A cylinder is three times as high as it is wide. The length of the cylinder’s diagonal is 20 cm. Find the surface area of the top of the cylinder.
  10. The ladder
    rebrik33_1 The ladder is 10 m long The ladder is 8 m high How many meters is the distant heel from the wall?
  11. Is right triangle
    triangle_1111_4 Decide if the triangle XYZ is rectangular: x = 4 m, y = 6 m, z = 4 m
  12. Quadrangular prism
    hranol4sreg_7 Calculate the volume and surface area of a regular quadrangular prism 35 cm high and the base diagonal of 22 cm.
  13. Right angled triangle 2
    vertex_triangle_right LMN is a right angled triangle with vertices at L(1,3), M(3,5) and N(6,n). Given angle LMN is 90° find n
  14. Body diagonal
    kvadr Cuboid with base 7cm x 3,9cm and body diagonal 9cm long. Find the height of the cuboid and the length of the diagonal of the base,
  15. The mast
    octagon A 40 m high mast is secured in half by eight ropes of 25 m long. The ends of the ropes are equidistant from each other. Calculate this distance.
  16. Cube wall
    cube_shield_2 The perimeter of one cube wall is 120 meters. Calculate the surface area and the body diagonal of this cube.
  17. Perimeter of triangle
    rt_triangle_1 In triangle ABC angle A is 60° angle B is 90° side size c is 15 cm. Calculate the triangle circumference.
  18. Diagonal 20
    plaza Diagonal pathway for the rectangular town plaza whose length is 20 m longer than the width. if the pathway is 20 m shorter than twice the width. How long should the pathway be?
  19. Cube wall
    cubes_16 Calculate the cube's diagonal diagonal if you know that the surface of one wall is equal to 36 centimeters square. Please also calculate its volume.
  20. Laths
    garaz There are two laths in the garage opposite one another: one 2 meters long and the other 3 meters long. They fall against each other and lean against the opposite walls of the garage both laths and touch at a height of 70 cm above the garage floor. How wide

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