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The sides of a 5-pointed star inscribed in a circle 2021-09-18
From Scott:
Is there a calculation for the length of each side of a five-pointed star? I am not worried about area but if I have a circle with a 7.5 foot radius and place a star inside it, how can I measure the lines creating the star?
Answered by Harley Weston.
The side length of a hexagon 2020-02-05
From Rob:
I have a hexagon that is 8 feet wide how long would the sides be?
Answered by Penny Nom.
7 spheres on a hexagonal tray 2019-01-14
From herm:
what is the length of each side of a hexagonal tray, with the height of each side 0.75 inch, to hold seven spheres, each with a diameter of 3.00 inches? The spheres are placed such that each side of the hexagon is touched by one sphere at its midpoint (and the seventh sphere is place in the center of the "ring" of the other six spheres.
Answered by Harley Weston.
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 lateral side length of a cone 2016-06-05
From Diane:
Question is find the lateral side length of a right cone with area of 372 sq. cm and base circle radius of 9 cm.
Answered by Penny Nom.
The perimeter of a one quarter acre square 2016-01-15
From Kerry:
If you have a perfect square that is one quarter of an acre what are the length of the sides and how do you arrive at the solution? thank you, Kerry.
Answered by Penny Nom.
An octagonal frame around a pool 2015-05-17
From James:
I have a 20' pool and need to put a frame around it using 2by 4 what r the lengths and angle cuts
Answered by Penny Nom.
The side length of a gazebo 2015-03-14
From Dennie:
From middle of side to middle of opposite is 14'6". What is the length of the side?
Answered by Penny Nom.
An octagon around a tree 2014-07-16
From floyd:
I want to build an octagon 4 feet from base of tree from 4x4's. What length do I cut my pieces
Answered by Penny Nom.
The side lengths of a triangle 2013-01-07
From Katie:
How do I find the side lengths of a triangle knowing the base and its height?

Thank you,

Answered by Penny Nom.
An octagonal sandbox around a pool 2012-06-12
From Linda:
My pool is 15 feet across and it is round.

How do I measure to cut wood to build a sandbox around it? was thinking it will look like an octagon.

Thanks

Answered by Harley Weston.
Forming a triangle from 3 line segments 2012-03-15
From rustom:
A point X is selected at random from a line segment AB with midpoint 0. Find the probability that the line segments AX, XB, and A0 can form a triangle.
Answered by Penny Nom.
Three sides of a triangle 2011-12-24
From saba:
the three sides of a triangular lot have lengths 10,11and 13cm,respectively. find the measure of its largest angle and the area of the lot?
Answered by Penny Nom.
The sides of a regular octagon of area 800 sq. ft. 2011-09-21
From Susan:
Help please. I am building an octagon tree house to live in. I would like the total square footage to equal 800 to 1,000 sq ft. How long should each side of the octagon be.
tx, susan

Answered by Penny Nom.
Triangles with perimeter 16 cm 2011-02-22
From Chong:
How many triangles (up yo congruence) with perimeter 16 cm and whose lengths of its side are integers?
Answered by Chris Fisher.
The sides of an equilateral triangle 2011-01-27
From Cristal:
Hello :) How can i find the sides of an equilateral triangle when only given the height 10m?
Answered by Penny Nom.
A 20" octagon 2010-11-19
From CHARLES:
I have a 20" octagon and it has 8 parts. In inches how big is each part. I was told each part was 5.86".The top of the octagon breaks into 3 equal parts don't equal 20".When i did my math i thought it should be 6 5/8" which is closer to 20"
I am trying to cut a octagon out of a 20"circle

Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
The sides of a trapezoid 2010-11-03
From Bobbi:
Isosceles Trapezoid base=60”; two 45⁰angles at base, two 135⁰ angles at the top, vertical distance between base & top=16”. What is the length of the top line and the two equal side lines?
Answered by Penny Nom.
The side length of a square 2010-03-08
From tara:
am trying to help my brother's daughter in maths, tomorrow she has maths exam 1. Area of sq. picture is 441 sq.cm what is the length of its side.
Answered by Penny Nom.
Related rates 2009-03-14
From Jeevitha:
The side of an equilateral triangle decreases at the rate of 2 cm/s. At what rate is the area decreasing when the area is 100cm^2?
Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
The sides of a triangle 2009-03-07
From felicia:
ona map, tannersville, chadwick, and barkersvile for a triangle. Chadwick is 70 miles from Tannersville and Barkersville is 90 miles from Tannersville. Which is a possible distance between Chadwick and Barkersville?
a. 5miles
b. 10 miles
c. 150miles
d. 200 miles

Answered by Harley Weston.
The sides of a polygonal building 2009-02-13
From mark:
length of sides of an 18 ft.diameter bldg

i need to find out if i should build an octagon or decagon to keep the sides of the bldg at 8ft or less. how do i figure the length of the sides of each?

Answered by Penny Nom.
The sides of an octagon 2008-10-12
From side lengthsGarry:
I need the length of the sides and the degrees of the angles for a 30 inch diameter octagon
Answered by Janice Cotcher.
The sides of an octagon 2008-09-21
From mark:
I need to know the measurements of an octagon with a inside diameter of 34.5 inches from side to side
Answered by Penny Nom.
The area of a regular pentagon 2008-06-02
From Jenna:
I would like to know if there is a formula to find the area of a regular Pentagon that is not inscribed in a circle only apothem and side length are given.
Answered by Penny Nom.
The fourth side of a property 2008-05-14
From Penny:
Property has 3 measurements and 2 angles and I want the altitude at a particular point. Corners are sw, nw, ne and se. 1 want the 4th saide measurement confirmed (we think 146.07') and the altitude measurement at 25' from sw (on the sw-se side) The angles provided are interior at nw 67.38 degrees and the opposing corner se interior appears to be 68.58 degrees. the 3 sides with measurements are: sw to nw=54.07'. sw to se 146.07' and se to ne 53.57'. If you would help, we would really appreciate it. Thanks! Penny
Answered by Harley Weston.
The sides of an octagon 2008-05-07
From Frank:
Question from Frank, a parent: Hi, Need to lay out a 10 ft. diameter octagon on the ground. What is the length of the sides ? And the angles ?
Answered by Harley Weston.
Side lengths and angles in a regular octagon 2008-04-09
From Lori:
I am a builder and need to find the length of the sides of an octagon. I know the length between the parallel sides (26 feet). What is the length of each side? What is the angle measurement?
Answered by Harley Weston.
The length of a side of a square 2008-03-12
From laura:
if i had a square of 2.3 square meters what would its radius be?(in centimeters please)
Answered by Penny Nom.
Side lengths and area of a triangle 2008-03-08
From angela:
In the diagram of ABC the angle A is 65 the angle B is 70 and the side opposite vertex B is 7. Find the length of the side opposite vertex A and find the area of ABC
Answered by Penny Nom.
Area and side length of a hexagonal tent 2007-10-09
From Mark:
Trying to buy a tent with 6 sides, in the catalog they give me sq. ft., what is the distance from side to side of a hexagonal tent with an area of 90 sq. ft.
Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
Area of a hexagon (three ways to find it) 2007-05-24
From Josh:
I have to work out the area of a hexagon when I know that the perimeter of it is 1000m. I have tried many different ways but I get different answers.
Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
The length of the side of a hexagon 2007-02-19
From Nick:
if the area of a regular hexagon is 259.807 how do i find the length of each side, and the apothem? thanks if you can help
Answered by Penny Nom.
The length of 2 sides of a triangle 2006-09-15
From Lonnie:
I need to know how to figure the length of 2 sides of a triangle, as the following example:

The length of the bottom is 12' and the angles are 45, 45 I need to know how long the other 2 sides must be to get an angle of 90 at the top.
Answered by Stephen La Rocque.

A side segment of an octagon 2006-06-24
From Ed:
I would like to know how to find a side segment of an octagon when I know that my octagon is 9 feet from side to side and top to bottom?
Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
The length of the side of an octagon 2005-09-22
From Billy:
How can you find the length of the side of an octagon when all that you know are the long sides of one of the eight perfect isc. triangles inside the octagon that share the same center point?
Answered by Penny Nom.
Third side of Acute Triangle 2001-11-09
From Don:
I gave this problem to my children, 9th and 12th grade and they are not(me too!) sure of the answer. I am trying to determine the length of the third side of an acute triangle. I know two of the lengths but I do not know the angles. Is there a proper formula to use to find the length of the third side? Thank you.
Answered by Chris Fisher and Penny Nom.
Side length of an octagon 2000-04-22
From Unknown:
If I have an octagon that is 12 feet across (side to opposite side) how can I find the length of the sides?
Answered by Harley Weston.
 
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