Question

A play slide in an amusement park is shown. The slide is 40 feet long and the inclined support is 20 feet long. The slide is placed 25 feet from the inclined support.



What type of triangle does the slide form with the ground and the inclined support?

acute isosceles

obtuse isosceles

obtuse scalene

acute scalene

Answer 1

@jim_thompson5910

Answer 2

I'd draw another picture here to see what it looks like.

Answer 3

Or simply the definitions of triangles.

http://www.mathsisfun.com/triangle.html