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First Person To Solve This Math Problem Gets 2 Galleons

Started by Athens Booth , Jun 19 2015 08:50 PM

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Find the length of the last side.

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a^2+b^2=c^2
AC^2+AB^2=BC^2
600^2+800^2=BC^2
360,000+640,000=BC^2
1,000,000=BC^2
BC=1,000 ft

Simple Pythagorean Theorem
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Good Job :D

Riveneur gets the 2 galleons 


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Do another one! I will get it
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*realizes that I was too late to answer*

*cries*


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Ok. Try this one:

 

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it's in the bottom left hand corner.  Y is in the center.

 

And aside from the fact that there is NO way that angle is 63, more like 25  assuming that shit is disproportionate.

 

the 3rd angle is 74 therefore 180 - 74 = 106

 

y= 106

 

as for x, I have no idea how to solve for a corner of a triangle with only one angle and no lines.


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I'm going with Y=106 degrees, forgive me if I'm wrong, I haven't done any math in a month XD

and uh... X is in the bottom right corner


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it's in the bottom left hand corner.  Y is in the center.
 
And aside from the fact that there is NO way that angle is 63, more like 25  assuming that shit is disproportionate.
 
the 3rd angle is 74 therefore 180 - 74 = 106
 
y= 106
 
as for x, I have no idea how to solve for a corner of a triangle with only one angle and no lines.

Here is a hint for X:
The angle between a tangent an a chord is equal to the angle in the alternate segment.
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Here is a hint for X:
The angle between a tangent an a chord is equal to the angle in the alternate segment.

Here is a hint for x:  I never got past algebra II & since I was a language major never had to take math in college


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I have no idea what any of this means cause I'm only going into 7th grade
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^^ Same, except 8th grade. xD


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Pythagorean theorem is easy. Triangle angles are easy. Circle angle...? wut
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What grade IRL do u learn this in?
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Assuming the two numbers are 63 and 41:
180 - 63 - 41 = 76
180 - 76 = 104
Y = 104
180 - 41 = 139
180 - 139 = 41
180 - 104 - 41 = 35
X = 35

Sorry to dig this up but I saw this was unanswered and took a crack at it. Did I get it right, @Psychodynamic?
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@Lily Kennedy

I learned this in 6th, but I think it differs on the school system


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@ninjacow9000 yeah I didn't learn this stuff this past school year cause I'm going into 7th
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I learned this in 8th... Then again I keep moving and getting out into different curriculums and different math classes so xD
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