Right triangle + The Law of Cosines - math problems

Number of problems found: 14

  • The spacecraft
    Sputnik_670 The spacecraft spotted a radar device at altitude angle alpha = 34 degrees 37 minutes and had a distance of u = 615km from Earth's observation point. Calculate the distance d of the spacecraft from Earth at the moment of observation. Earth is considered a
  • Two groves
    hajovna Two groves A, B are separated by a forest, both are visible from the hunting grove C, which is connected to both by direct roads. What will be the length of the projected road from A to B, if AC = 5004 m, BC = 2600 m and angle ABC = 53° 45 ’?
  • The angle of view
    pole_1 Determine the angle of view at which the observer sees a rod 16 m long when it is 18 m from one end and 27 m from the other.
  • Two chords
    ssa From the point on the circle with a diameter of 8 cm, two identical chords are led, which form an angle of 60°. Calculate the length of these chords.
  • A rhombus
    rhombus-diagonals2 A rhombus has sides of length 10 cm, and the angle between two adjacent sides is 76 degrees. Find the length of the longer diagonal of the rhombus.
  • The pond
    rybnik_3 We can see the pond at an angle 65°37'. Its end points are 155 m and 177 m away from the observer. What is the width of the pond?
  • Triangle ABC
    squares4 Triangle ABC has side lengths m-1, m-2, m-3. What has to be m to be triangle a) rectangular b) acute-angled?
  • ABCD
    trig_1 AC= 40cm , angle DAB=38 , angle DCB=58 , angle DBC=90 , DB is perpendicular on AC , find BD and AD
  • Children playground
    lich_5 The playground has the shape of a trapezoid, the parallel sides have a length of 36 m and 21 m, the remaining two sides are 14 m long and 16 m long. Determine the size of the inner trapezoid angles.
  • Triangle and its heights
    triangle_2 Calculate the length of the sides of the triangle ABC, if va=5 cm, vb=7 cm and side b is 5 cm shorter than side a.
  • Find the area
    triangles_57 Find the area of the triangle with the given measurements. Round the solution to the nearest hundredth if necessary. A = 50°, b = 30 ft, c = 14 ft
  • Medians of isosceles triangle
    iso1 The isosceles triangle has a base ABC |AB| = 16 cm and 10 cm long arm. What are the length of medians?
  • Two boats
    ship_1 Two boats are located from a height of 150m above the surface of the lake at depth angles of 57° and 39°. Find the distance of both boats if the sighting device and both ships are in a plane perpendicular to the surface of the lake.
  • Triangle SAS
    triangle_iron Calculate the area and perimeter of the triangle, if the two sides are 51 cm and 110 cm long and angle them clamped is 130 °.

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