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The dimensions of a rectangle 2021-09-09
From Ash:
I need to know how to figure out the dimensions of a rectangle. I know that the area is 30ft and the perimeter is 26ft. I'm 15 and I have no idea what I'm supposed to do.
Answered by Harley Weston.
The dimensions of a rectangle 2020-11-02
From Chie:
A rectangular piece of property has an area of 987mē and a perimeter of 136m. Find its LENGTH and WIDTH.
Answered by Penny Nom.
A window problem 2020-08-18
From Richard:
Hello,
I was hoping your math specialists could help me with some formulas. I have shapes with specific known variables need to calculate others.  

Example:
We make a straight legged arch, This shape has a width a overall height and a leg height, The leg height is always less then the overall, And the top is arched. We have the width, Height, and leg size.

  Need to calculate the length of the curve and sq ft of the shape.

Answered by Harley Weston.
A word problem involving linear equations 2020-06-22
From Allie:
The length of a rectangular swimming pool is p m and its width is q m. Its given tht the length of the swimming pool is twice its with. if the perimeter of the swimming pool is 150 m, find the values of p and q this is in the chapter linear equations
Answered by Penny Nom.
(3d) Whether line segment intersects triangle 2019-04-13
From rj:
Well hello,

Lets say I have a triangle,

Not any ordinary triangle, but a triangle that is represented in 3 dimensions. I also have a line segment.

Lets say that this triangle has points A(0,0,0), B(1,0,0), C(0,1,1)

And the line segment has points D(0,1/2,0), E(1,1/2,1)

In what way can I find if the line segment and triangle intersect? Their intersection point?

I don't prefer matrices, because they don't make any sense, but ... if that's the only way to solve this, then do what's necessary.

Thank you in advance.

Answered by Penny Nom.
Making a cylinder from a metal plate 2018-05-18
From Rahul:
I want to make a cylinder which inside diameter is 600mm and thickness is 5mm and height is 800mm...so my question is that how much plate I need to make this happen
Answered by Penny Nom.
A side of a square 2018-04-06
From Angie:
I am dyslexic and have problems with spelling and math I'm trying to figure 4.610 Acres Square trying to figure out how many feet or yards of one side if that makes sense to you thank you I'd really appreciate the help
Answered by Penny Nom.
The dimensions of a rectangle 2018-03-03
From Mia:
A wire of length 36cm is bent to form a rectangle. Find the dimensions of the rectangle.
Answered by Penny Nom.
The dimensions of a rectangle 2016-08-31
From Hazym:
How do I find the length(which is 15m longer than the breadth) and the breadth of a rectangle just by its perimeter which is 70 m?
Answered by Penny Nom.
The dimensions of a rectangle 2016-07-25
From Krunox:
A rectangle is twice as long as it is wide. Its perimeter (the sum of the lengths of its sides) is 60 cm. Find its length and width.
Answered by Penny Nom.
A 1.4 acre square 2016-06-28
From Jamie:
Dear Faithfullness,

I was previously to be purchasing a square 1 acre plot, which I believe was to have 209feet, 4 sides perimeter.

How big would a 1.4 acre site be?
In sq feet length ie original 209ft + (the adeed 0.4)

Answered by Penny Nom.
The dimensions of a rectangle 2015-09-25
From Erick:
A rectangular strip of land has a perimeter of 124meters and an area of 385 square meters. Find its possible dimensions
Answered by Penny Nom.
The dimensions of a rectangle 2014-08-03
From Jamaica:
if the perimeter of a rectangle is 30m and its area is 56 m2.find its length and width?
Answered by Penny Nom.
How can we draw the equation "x+y=1" in 3d? 2013-05-03
From shimaa:
how can we draw the equation "x+y=1" in 3d
Answered by Robert Dawson.
The distance between 2 lines in 4D 2013-04-01
From samane:
how can i measure the distance between 2 lines in 4D??
Answered by Chris Fisher.
The dimensions of a rectangle 2013-03-19
From stephanie:
the length of a rectangle is 5m more than twice its width, and the area of the rectangle is 88m^2 find the demensions of the rectangle
Answered by Penny Nom.
A 12 acre parcel of land 2012-12-28
From John:
What are the dimensions of a 12-acre parcel if it is 3 square acres deep and 4 square acres wide?
Answered by Penny Nom.
The dimensions of a rectangle 2012-09-12
From Becky:
A rectangle has an area of 48 square inches and perimeter of 32 inches. Find the dimensions of the rectangle.
Answered by Penny Nom.
The dimensions of a rectangle 2012-04-30
From Nikki:
Name the dimensions of a rectangle that has the same area as this triangle? I found the area of the triangle, which is 30. What do I have to do in order to complete this math problem?
Answered by Penny Nom.
A rectangular prism 2012-04-05
From Tori:
How do you find the base height if the base width is 10ft. The height is 7ft. And the volume is105ft.
Answered by Penny Nom.
The dimensions of a rectangle 2012-03-13
From irvyn:
if you are only given the area and the perimeter how do you find the dimension?
Answered by Penny Nom.
The dimensions of a conical tent 2012-03-04
From yash:
a conical tent is to accommodate 11 people.Each person must have 4m square of space on the ground and 20m cube at air to breathe.Find the height and radius of the conical tent.26202
Answered by Penny Nom.
The dimensions of a rectangle 2012-01-31
From Dazz:
Hi I was wondering how to find the length of a rectangle if you know the area is 484 square inches And the length is 10 square inches or 22 square inches?
Thanks~Dazz

Answered by Penny Nom.
The dimensions of a rectangle 2012-01-06
From joseph:
The perimeter of a rectangle is 72 inches. The length of the rectangle is three more than 2 times the width of the rectangle. What is the length of the rectangle? Write and solve an equation to determine the dimension of the rectangle.
Answered by Penny Nom.
The dimensions of a rectangle 2011-05-08
From yolanda:
If the length of a rectangle is 3ft less than twice its width and the area of the rectangle is 54ft^2,what are the dimensions of the rectangle?
Answered by Penny Nom.
The mass of a metal box 2011-03-11
From Pamela:
A metal block has the dimensions of 3.16 inches wide, 2.15 inches high, 4.98 inches long. What is the volume of the block in cm^3? What is the block's mass if the metal has a density of 5.89g/cm^3.
Answered by Robert Dawson.
Find the dimension of the original rectangle 2011-02-28
From sandra:
the perimeter of a rectangle is 40 cm. if the length were doubled and the width halved, the perimeter would be increased by 16cm. Find the dimension of the original rectangle
Answered by Robert Dawson.
Slicing a rectangular parallelepiped 2011-02-23
From tom:
a) Pass a plane containing a vertex of a rectangular parallelepiped and a diagonal of a face not containing that vertex to cut a pyramid from the parallelepiped. What fraction of the volume of the parallelepiped is the volume of the pyramid thus cut off?

b)Pass a plane through a cube of edge 8 in so that the section formed will be a regular hexagon. Through each side of the hexagon pass two planes, one plane containing one of the two vertices of the cube which are farthest away from the plane of the hexagon, the other plane containing the diagonally opposite vertex of the cube. Find the volume of the solid bounded by these planes.

c)three of the edges of a rectangular parallelepiped that meet in a point are also the lateral edges of a pyramid. What fraction of the parallelepiped is this pyramid...?

you know the my only problem is how to illustrate this one...if only i could ...can you help me....all I need is the drawing and I can do the rest ..it's fine if you'll only answer any of these but I'll be thankful if you will do the three :)....

Answered by Penny Nom.
A rectangular solid 2010-12-08
From ryan:
Good day! Have a question on rectangular solids. We were asked to find the dimensions of a rectangular solid, we were only given the volume of the rectangular solid, the total area, and the altitude. I tried using the volume of the rectangular solid and was able to get the area of the base, but I don't know how to get its length and its width. Hope you could help me again. Thanks!
Answered by Penny Nom.
Tiles on a bedroom floor 2010-10-07
From Rochelle:
John's bedroom floor is square in shape. He used 625 tiles, with a side length of 200 mm, to tile the whole floor. Calculate the area and dimensions of the bedroom
Answered by Penny Nom.
A shrunken car 2010-07-31
From Diana:
Car manufacturers have outdone themselves. They have discovered how to shrink a car to make parking easier. At the touch of a button, a car shrinks by 2 feet in the width and 4 feet in the length. The original car base is 24 square feet longer than that of the shrunken car. If the original cars length is twice the width, find the dimensions of both cars. Identify the unknowns carefully.
Answered by Penny Nom.
The dimensions of a rectangle 2010-03-03
From Kirsten:
A rectangle is twice as long as it is wide. Its area is 128 square meters. What are the dimensions of the rectangle?
Answered by Tyler Wood.
The dimensions of a flag 2010-02-15
From dawn:
a state flag was twice as long as it was wide and had an area of 288 sq inches, what were its, dimensions
Thanks

Answered by Penny Nom.
Can a line segment curve over two planes? 2010-02-14
From Graham:
I am working on a math fair project. Can a line segment curve over two planes? Such as, if I had a three dimensional L bracket and I drew a line segment on it with a marker starting on the bottom of the L and had it curve around the corner and up the top, would it still be considered one line segment? Or is that two line segments? Is there a rule that a line segment can only occupy one plane? Thank you. Graham
Answered by Chris Fisher.
Dimensions 2009-07-29
From Deborah:
The blueprint for landscaping a yard has a scale of 1/2" to 1 foot. If the blueprint is a rectangle 18 inches by 22 inches, what are the dimensions of the yard?
Answered by Robert Dawson.
The dimensions of a cuboid 2009-06-24
From laura:
a cuboid has the surface area of 842 cm2, can you work out the dimensions?
Answered by Robert Dawson and Harley Weston.
The dimensions of a rectangle 2009-05-30
From Linda:
A rectangle has a perimeter of 38 feet & an area of 48 square feet. What are the dimensions of the rectangle?
Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
The dimensions of a toy chest 2009-05-07
From charlotta:
My son needs to find the 3 dimensions of a toy chest that has to have a volume of 24 cubic feet can you show how to get the answer
Answered by Penny Nom.
The volume of 3-D figures 2009-04-29
From Serena:
What is the formula for finding the volume of 3-D figures
Answered by Robert Dawson.
A rectangular open box 2009-03-21
From tina:
An open box is to be made from a rectangular piece of tin by cutting two inches squares out of the corners and folding up the sides. The volume of the box will be 100 cubic inches. Find the dimensions of the rectangular piece of tin.
Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
The dimensions of a pool 2009-01-18
From denise:
a rectangular swimming pool is three times as long as it is wide. if the perimeter of the pool is 320 feet, what are its dimensions
Answered by Penny Nom.
The length of a rectangle is 6 inches less than 3 times its width. 2008-10-26
From Angela:
The length of a rectangle is 6 inches less than 3 times its width. Find the dimensions of the rectangle if its area is 45 square inches.
Answered by Penny Nom.
The dimensions of a rectangle 2008-10-16
From cristine:
the area of a rectangle is 675sq.cm. if the width is 1/3 of the length. find the dimensions of the rectangle....
Answered by Penny Nom.
The dimensions of a pool 2008-10-08
From Justine:
This may be a really silly question but I am trying to work out what the possible dimension a pool may be if we have 20m length of wall of an above ground pool (laid out flat on ground)

We have been given a second hand above ground pool and we know it was in an oval configuration and we are just trying to get a guesstimate of the potential size it may be as the people couldn't tell us the size

Answered by Penny Nom.
The length of a tank 2008-10-01
From alex:
I have a tank which I can only partly see. It is 70cms wide, 45 cm deep and hold 500litres. How long is it?
Answered by Harley Weston.
24 in by 14 in by 14 in in cubic feet 2008-08-05
From Tom:
I have a box that has internal dimensions of: 24in. H x 14in. W x 14in. D. How many cubic feet is this internal space?
Answered by Penny Nom and Victoria West.
Concrete blocks 2008-06-18
From marvin:
How many cement blocks do i need to build a 8 ft. tall wall x 1,300 ft. long?
Answered by Harley Weston.
What are the dimensions of the rectangle? 2008-06-11
From Denise:
A rectangle has a diagonal that is 3.6 feet longer than the length and 7.1 feet longer than the width. What are the dimensions of the rectangle?
Answered by Claude Tardif and Victoria West.
Double the the dimensions of a rectangle 2008-05-22
From Destiny:
Double the the dimensions of a rectangle that is 3 by 4 in. What is the area?
Answered by Penny Nom.
Fencing around a playground 2008-05-15
From Vanessa:
If the playground is a rectangle with it's width 10ft shorter than it's length, and it can be enclosed by exactly 140ft of fence, what is the length and width of the playground?
Answered by Penny Nom.
The dimensions of a rectangle 2008-03-06
From Julie:
Find the dimensions of a rectangle with an area of 400. Width x ft. Length (2x-7)ft.
Answered by Stephen La Rocque and Penny Nom.
The dimensions of a rectangle 2008-02-01
From Evan:
you are given that the area of a rectangle is 21.6in sq. find the base and the height of the rectangle.
Answered by Penny Nom.
What size room would I need for 220 cubic feet? 2007-12-18
From Andy:
What size room would I need for 220 cubic feet? What is the calculation I would use to find the answer to this problem?
Answered by Penny Nom.
The dimensions of a box 2007-11-30
From nephi:
if i wanted to make a box that was 0.35 ~ 0.7 Cubic Feet on the inside how would i go about making the measurements for the outside?
Answered by Penny Nom.
Changing units and sizes of things 2007-11-08
From Carol:
volume of cube = 216 cubic inches how do I calculate cubic feet and calculate its surface area in square feet. a rectangular box has dimensions of 3 x 6 x 15 how do I calculate surface area in square yards and calculate volume in cubic inches. if I double the dimensions how does it affect the volume
Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
A wiffleball field 2007-10-31
From Svitlana:
The Adam's family has set up a wiffleball field in their backyard. The bases are arranged like a typical baseball diamond, where the distance between consecutive bases is the same. First base is opposite of third base, and second base is opposite of home plate. The distance between consecutive bases is 50 feet. Now, the pitcher stands 25 feet from home plate and lies on the line between home plate and second base. How far is the pitcher from first base? Round your answer down to the nearest inch.
Answered by Penny Nom.
The length of a rectangle is twice the width 2007-10-26
From Tami:
The length of a rectangle is twice the width. The number of square units in it's arear is four times the number of units in it's perimeter. What are the dimensions of the rectangle?
Answered by Penny Nom.
Calculate the dimensions of the rectangle 2007-10-16
From Sara:
The perimeter of a rectangle is 62cm. The length of the diagonal is 25 cm. Calculate the dimensions of the rectangle.
Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
The dimensions of a rectangle 2007-10-14
From Elizabeth:
The perimeter of a rectangle is 20m. The area is 20sqm. Calculate the dimensions of the rectangle. Give your answers correct to two decimal places.
Answered by Penny Nom.
Making a box with a particular volume 2007-06-20
From Kimberly:
How do you convert 487 cf into box?
Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
A speaker box 2007-05-05
From darell:
I am trying to build a speaker box, and i am trying to find out the measurements of a 1.5cubic feet box.
Answered by Penny Nom.
By how many feet was each dimension increased? 2007-04-18
From Becca:
A rectangle is 8 feet long and 6 feet wide. If each dimension is increased by the same number of feet, the area off the new rectangle formed is 32 square feet more than the area of the original rectangle. By how many feet was each dimension increased? I need a diagram and 5 or more sentences for an explanation. Thanks!
Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
Cut a cake into four pieces 2007-03-27
From haley:
A cake measures 10 inches x 10 inches. The cake was cut into 4 pieces that were the same size. What could the size be of each piece?
Answered by Penny Nom.
Drilling holes in a cube 2006-12-12
From Liz:
What is the volume of the solid remaining if a unit cube has a hole drilled thru one face to the opposite side and the hole that is drilled is a cylinder of unit diameter. Then the cube is rotated and an identical hole is drilled from an untouched face to the opposite side. Then the cube is rotated and an identical hole is drilled between the last two untouched faces. This will result in the cube vertices and the remaining volume of the cube falling into 8 parts. What is the total volume of these 8 parts. How is this volume calculated?
Answered by Penny Nom.
The dimensions of a rectangle 2006-11-02
From Ben:
A rectangle's length is 8 cm. greater than its width. Its perimeter is 128 cm. Find its dimensions.
Answered by Penny Nom.
The dimensions of a rectangle 2006-07-09
From Lori:
The length of a rectangle is 1 cm more than 3 times its width. If the area of the rectangle is 61 cm2, find the dimensions of the rectangle to the nearest thousandth.
Answered by Penny Nom.
A 52 cubic foot box 2006-06-14
From Konstanze:
I need to figure out what LXHXW I need to create a 1.5 cubic meter or 52 cubic foot volume--there is an answer in your database that relates to this..but it does not give the formula to go from cubic feet/inches to a measurement for a box.

Empirically I can figure out that 3 x 3 x 3 equals 27 and that 3.5 feet (42") x 3.5 x 3.5 equals 42.87 and 3.75 x 3.75 x 3.75 equals 52.73 which is about 1.5 cubic meters (1cubic meter = 52.971643 cubic feet) i.e a box 45 x 45x 45 "

There must be an easier way.

Answered by Penny Nom.
What are the dimensions of the field? 2006-05-14
From Angie:
The length of fence required to enclose a rectangular field is 3000 metres. What are the dimensions of the field if it is known that the difference between the length and width is 50 metres?
Answered by Penny Nom.
The centre and radius of a circle 2006-04-02
From Kaye:
I need to calculate Dimension E and F. I am given A, B, C, (or over all A+B+C), D, G. The radius is one continuous unknown radius. Example: A = 23.50
B = 35.50
C = 0.50
D = 11.50
G = 23.50
I have calculated this for angles but my mind is drawing a blank for the radius calculation. I can draw it but I need to put into Excel spreadsheet.

Answered by Harley Weston.
On the blueprint, the scale indicates that 2 cm represents 5 ft. 2006-03-11
From Teresa:
On the blueprint, the scale indicates that 2 cm represents 5 ft. What are the actual dimensions of a room that is 4.8 cm by 6 cm on the blueprint?
Answered by Penny Nom.
The dimensions of a poster 2006-03-08
From Sonu:
poster measures 150cm by 180cm is enlarged in the ratio 8:5 find the length and breath of the enlarged poster.
Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
The dimensions of a box 2006-02-23
From Ben:
I need to find the dimensions of a rectangular box. They ask for the areas of the top, side and end. If those areas are 120 square units, 96 square units, and 80 square units respectively, what are the dimensions of the box?
Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
A 6ft hexagon around a tree 2005-09-20
From Ray:
I am trying to build a 6ft hexagon around a tree in my front yard. I have asked everyone how do I figure the size of each side. I now have several calculations and many theories but still do not know how much lumber and at what angel to cut and what length. I am simply a senior citizen just trying to create something different in my yard.
Answered by Harley Weston.
Dimensions of a roof 2005-03-18
From A roofer?:
A right triangle (roof of a house) has a base of 7 feet and a 22 degree angle. What is the height of the roof and what is the hypothenus of the triangle.
Answered by Penny Nom.
Th dimensions of a garden 2005-02-09
From Rebecca:
Nate's garden has a perimeter of 34 meters and an area of 72 square meters. What are the dimensions of the garden?
Answered by Penny Nom.
Acres 2005-01-08
From Jim:
What size is this lot?
And is there a location on the web where you can plug in lot dimensions to figure acreage?

North = 180ft
South = 210ft
West = 336ft
East = 244 ft

Answered by Harley Weston.
An Octagon 2004-10-10
From A parent:
I am trying to determine what the size of each triangle is of a 12 foot circle consisting of 8 triangles would be. I've gotten as far as the radius being 6 feet, but cannot figure the distance.
Answered by Penny Nom.
The dimsenions of a room 2004-05-18
From Estella:
I have a room that is rectangular the area is 159.5 feet, the perimeter is 51 feet what would the dimensions of the room.
Answered by Penny Nom.
The dimensions of a rectangle 2004-02-21
From Jane:
A rectangular label has an area of 176cm2 and a perimeter of 54cm. Find the dimensions of the label.
Answered by Penny Nom.
The square footage of a section of land 2003-06-04
From Diane:
We are trying to calculate the square footage of a section of land with the following dimensions:

One end is 100 feet. The other end is 105 feet.. One side is 350 feet and the other side is 372 feet. I calculated the area as 35,875 sq. feet, however, the brochure for the land says the area is 36,200 + sq. feet.

Answered by Leeanne Boehm.
The dimensions of a box 2002-12-03
From Paula:
My son, who is in secondary school, needs to make a box with the inside dimensions of 1.25 cubic feet. It's supposed to be more in the shape of a rectangle than a square.

I would like to know the equation to use to find the inside dimensions of a box if I know how many cubic feet (or inches) I need the inside to be.


Answered by Penny Nom.
Pythagoras in three dimensions 2002-10-14
From Miki:
A room is 6m long, 5m wide and 3 m high. Find the distance from the corner of the floor to the opposite corner of the celing.
Answered by Peny Nom.
Distance in 3-space 2002-08-16
From David:
The question is: how do I figure out the distance of one object in 3D space to another object in 3D space? I have an object at say x = 5.872, y = 2.876, and z = 7.290; and the other object is at x = 1.129, y = -8.213, and z = -11.127. I have been suggested to use the pythagorean theory on this, but since there are three variables, I don't understand how.
Answered by Penny Nom.
A line in 3 dimensions 2001-10-17
From Murray:
I'm working on a complicated proof and i need the equation for a line in 3 dimensions.
Answered by Claude Tardif.
Dimensions of a frame 2001-10-16
From Rachel:
A rectangular picture frame has a perimiter of 44.2 cm.The width of the frame is seven tenths of its length what are the dimensions of the frame?
Answered by Penny Nom.
Securing a plank in four dimensions 2001-06-06
From Becca:
If it takes two nails to secure a plank from rotating on a wall in the third spatial dimension, how many nails would it take if you were attempting to secure the board from rotating in the fourth spatial dimension?
Answered by Walter Whiteley.
Toy bricks 2001-05-13
From Sarah:
A regular-sized brick weighs 4 kilograms. How much will a similar toy brick, made of the same material, but all of the same dimensions of which are four times smaller, weigh?

The 300-metre tall Eiffel tower is made of steel and weighs 8 000 000 kg. An exact replica, made of the same material, weighs 1 kg. How high is the replica


Answered by Penny Nom.
A box with an interior of 1.25 cubic feet 2001-03-26
From Gabe:
I need a box with an interior of 1.25 cubic feet. I am using 3/4 inch material to make the box. What would the exterior dimensions be in inches?
Answered by Harley Weston.
A four dimensional object 2001-02-14
From A student:
Can you give me some examples of a four dimensional object you can find around your house?
Answered by Harley Weston.
Rotation 2001-01-25
From A student:
If I have a rectangle 2inches long and 4 inches wide and I rotate the rectangle 45 degrees will the length still be 2 inches?
Answered by Penny Nom.
Find the 3D angle 2000-11-18
From Jacky:
Included is the diagram. I am trying to find out the angle of ABC. Is it possible? How?
Answered by Penny Nom.
Is a sheet of paper 2-dimensional? 2000-03-06
From Jaclyn Evans:
One day, we were discussing 3-dimensional items. Is a sheet of paper considered a 3-dimensional shape? Or is it 2-dimensional as described by 8.5 by 11 size? Also, could you give me an example of a 4-dimensional item or scenario?
Answered by Harley Weston.
Measuring the fourth dimension 1999-06-07
From Suzanne Hall:
Hi! The other day, two of my students asked a very interesting question: Is the fourth dimension measured with hypercubes? Their reasoning went like this: Lines are 1D and are measured with line segments, which are part of a line. Planes are 2D and are measured with squares, which are part of a plane. Space is 3D and is measured with cubes, which are part of space. So, logically, hypercubes would be used to measure the fourth dimension.
Answered by Chris Fisher.
Cubic feet and gallons 1999-03-26
From Karen Coheley:
How many gallons in a cubic ft. ??
Answered by Harley Weston.
 
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