Question

WILL GIVE MEDAL AND WILL FAN PLEASE HELP!!!!!

A farmer is building a pen inside a barn. The pen will be the shape of a right triangle. The farmer has 14 feet of barn wall to use for one side of the pen and wants another side of the pen to be 15 feet long.

a) How many different lengths for the third side are possible? Explain.

b) To the nearest tenth of a foot, find all possible lengths for the third side of the triangle. Show your work.

c) The farmer wants the area of the pen to be as large as possible. What length should he choose for the third side? Justify your answer.

Answer 1

d) Find the measure of the acute angles for the triangle you described in part (c). Round to the nearest degree.

Answer 2

@Compassionate @TheSmartOne @Legends

Answer 3

Well the questions I have are more rhetorical, as I just don't get what they are asking for

Answer 4

for the first one, is it asking for all measures possible no matter if it is a right triangle or not? Or what is it asking for.it would be 1<x<29 if they're talking about all measures possible no matter if it is a right triangle or not

Answer 5

I suck at this. Sorry

Answer 6

then whats the difference between a b and c, as they all ask for a third side

Answer 7

wait let me read the problem

Answer 8

c

Answer 9

fan and medal

Answer 10

dude its not multiple choice

Answer 11

oh

Answer 12

then b

Answer 13

omg i already said its not multiple choice. Its asking for an anlysis of the question

Answer 14

abcd are instructions

Answer 15

@shadybubba

Answer 16

i think it is A

Answer 17

ITS NOT MULTIPLE CHOICE OMG

Answer 18

i know

Answer 19

WHY DOES EVERYONE THINK ITS MULTIPLE CHOICE

Answer 20

why does it have questions that is why. so you need to calm down

Answer 21

and think this through

Answer 22

so what do we do first what do you think

Answer 23

whats the difference between question a b and c?

Answer 24

ok that is where i went rong sorry ok so hold on and i will look

Answer 25

for A, is it asking for all measures possible no matter if it is a right triangle or not? Or what is it asking for.it would be 1<x<29 if they're talking about all measures possible no matter if it is a right triangle or not

Answer 26

and hes gone

Answer 27

ok now that mean

Answer 28

sorry i need to go