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Find the length of the missing side to the nearest hundredth. |
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A. |
3 |
B. |
9.43 |
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C. |
6.24 |
D. |
4.87 |
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2. |
Which side measures do not form a right triangle? |
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5, 12, 13 |
B. |
10, 12, 15 |
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C. |
9, 40, 41 |
D. |
3, 4, 5 |
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3. |
Consider a right triangle whose height is 12 feet and whose hypotenuse is 15 feet. What is the area of the triangle? |
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180 feet |
B. |
54 feet |
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C. |
90 feet |
D. |
108 feet |
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4. |
Which of the following is not a necessary condition of all right triangles? |
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a < b |
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The square of the length of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the lengths of the legs. |
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C. |
a2 + b2 = c2, where c is the length of the hypotenuse, and a and b are the lengths of the legs. |
D. |
The largest angle is 90°. |
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5. |
Consider two items. Item A is the length of a side of a right triangle whose hypotenuse is 30 and whose other side is 24. Item B is the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle whose legs have lengths of 12 and 15. What is true? |
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A. |
Item A is greater. |
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cannot be determined from given information |
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C. |
Item A = Item B |
D. |
Item B is greater. |
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