Altitudes - Page 11

Questions
  • A pentagon is a polygon with how many sides?
  • The altitude of an equilateral triangle is 12 centimeters. What is the perimeter of the triangle?
  • A plane loses power at 10,000 feet. It descends at a #3^@# angle of descent. The pilot will need to make an emergency landing in a field. What's the furthest distance the pilot can look for a field to land in?
  • How many faces does a pentagonal pyramid have?
  • The altitude of an equilateral triangle is 18 inches. What is the length of a side?
  • Can an altitude of a triangle also be a median o f the triangle?
  • Triangle ABC has vertices (6,2), (-4, 4) and (-1,8) respectively. What is the equation of the altitude BD? What is the equation of the median CE?
  • Are there analogues of any of the Platonic solids in higher dimensions?
  • In the following figure, name the hypotenuse, adjacent side and opposite side?
  • If in a #DeltaABC#, #b^2+c^2<a^2#, what can we say about the triangle?