AnswersFall 24 GMS Geometry Concepts and Connections BSolving for Angle Measures of Right Triangles

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The equation can be used to find the measure of angle LKJ.

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41°
B
45°
C
49°
D
55°
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The lengths of two sides of a right triangle are 5 inches and 8 inches. What is the difference between the two possible lengths of the third side of the triangle? Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

A
2.4 inches
B
3.2 inches
C
10.0 inches
D
15.7 inches
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A right triangle is shown. The length of the hypotenuse is 4 centimeters and the lengths of the other 2 sides are congruent.

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A
2 cm
B
cm
Option B
C
4 cm
D
cm
Option D
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Which equation can be used to find the length of ?

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A
(10)sin(40o) = AC
B
(10)cos(40o) = AC
C
= AC
Option C
D
= AC
Option D
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Joey is building a frame for a sandbox. The sandbox is going to be a quadrilateral that has the lengths shown.

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A
a rectangle, because angle C is a right angle
B
a rectangle, because angle C and angle X are congruent
C
a quadrilateral, because angle C and angle X are acute
D
a quadrilateral, because angle C and angle X are obtuse
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Triangle L J K is shown. Angle J L K is a right angle. The length of the hypotenuse is 15 inches and the length of the side adjacent to the right angle is 10 inches. The angle between the 2 sides is x.

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sin(x) =
Option A
B
sin(x) =
Option B
C
cos(x) =
Option C
D
cos(x) =
Option D
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The hypotenuse of a 45°-45°-90° triangle measures units.

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A
11 units
B
units
Option B
C
22 units
D
units
Option D
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Triangle ABC is a right triangle and cos(22.6o)=. Solve for b and round to the nearest whole number.

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tan(22.6o) =
Option A
B
tan(22.6o) =
Option B
C
tan(22.6o) =
Option C
D
tan(22.6o) =
Option D
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Which classification best represents a triangle with side lengths 10 in., 12 in., and 15 in.?

A
acute, because 102+122>152
B
acute, because 122+152>102
C
obtuse, because 102+122>152
D
obtuse, because 122+152>102
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An acute triangle has side lengths 21 cm, x cm, and 2x cm. If 21 is one of the shorter sides of the triangle, what is the greatest possible length of the longest side, rounded to the nearest tenth?

A
18.8 cm
B
24.2 cm
C
42.0 cm
D
72.7 cm
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In right triangle XYZ, the right angle is located at vertex Y. The length of line segment XY is 12.4 cm. The length of line segment YZ is 15.1 cm.

A
34.8°
B
39.4°
C
50.6°
D
55.2°
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In which triangle is the value of x equal to tan−1? (Images may not be drawn to scale.)

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A right triangle is shown. The length of the hypotenuse is 5.2 and the length of the side adjacent to the right angle is 3.1. The angle between the 2 sides is x.
Option A
B
A right triangle is shown. The length of the hypotenuse is 5.2 and the length of the side adjacent to the right angle is 3.1. The angle opposite to side with length 3.1 is x.
Option B
C
A right triangle is shown. The length of 2 sides are 5.2 and 3.1. The angle opposite to side with length 5.2 is x.
Option C
D
A right triangle is shown. The length of 2 sides are 5.2 and 3.1. The angle opposite to side with length 3.1 is x.
Option D
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The equation can be used to find the length of .

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A
19.3 in.
B
21.3 in.
C
23.5 in.
D
68.0 in.
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The diagonal of rectangle ABCD measures 2 inches in length.

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A
1 inch
B
inches
Option B
C
4 inches
D
inches
Option D
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Triangle V U W is shown. The length of side W V is 6 centimeters, the length of side W U is 3 StartRoot 3 EndRoot centimeters, and the length of side U V is 3 centimeters.

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A
m∠V = 30°, m∠U = 60°, m∠W = 90°
B
m∠V = 90°, m∠U = 60°, m∠W = 30°
C
m∠V = 30°, m∠U = 90°, m∠W = 60°
D
m∠V = 60°, m∠U = 90°, m∠W = 30°
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A right triangle has one angle that measure 23o. The adjacent leg measures 27.6 cm and the hypotenuse measures 30 cm.What is the approximate area of the triangle? Round to the nearest tenth.Area of a triangle = bh

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A
68.7 cm2
B
161.8 cm2
C
381.3 cm2
D
450.0 cm2
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Line segment YV of rectangle YVWX measures 24 units.

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A
8 units
B
units
Option B
C
12 units
D
units
Option D
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Triangle G E F is shown. Angle G E F is a right angle. The length of hypotenuse F G is 14.5 and the length of F E is 11.9. Angle B F E is theta.

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A
cos−1 = θ
Option A
B
cos−1 = θ
Option B
C
sin−1 = θ
Option C
D
sin−1 = θ
Option D
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Nadia says the hypotenuse of this right triangle has a length of 73 because the Pythagorean theorem states that .Which best describes Nadia’s solution?

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A
She is correct because she applied the Pythagorean theorem properly and her arithmetic is accurate.
B
She is incorrect because she should have used 45 as the length of the hypotenuse.
C
She is incorrect because she should have squared each leg length and then found the sum.
D
She is correct because the hypotenuse is the longest side of the triangle.
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Which is a perfect square?

A
20
B
21
C
24
D
25

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