GMAT Math : Acute / Obtuse Triangles

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Example Question #1 :Acute / Obtuse Triangles

A triangle has 2 sides length 5 and 12. Which of the following could be the perimeter of the triangle?

I. 20

II. 25

III. 30

Possible Answers:

I and II only

II and III only.

I only

All 3 are possible.

III only

Correct answer:

II and III only.

Explanation:

For a triangle, the sum of the two shortest sides must be greater than that of the longest. We are given two sides as 5 and 12. Our third side must be greater than 7, since if it were smaller than that we would havewhere是未知的。它也必须小于17 since were it larger, we would have.

Thus our perimeter will be betweenand. Only II and III are in this range.

Example Question #2 :Acute / Obtuse Triangles

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Trianglehas sides. What is the perimeter of triangle?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To calculate the perimeter, we simply need to add the three sides of the triangle.

Therefore, the perimeter is, which is the final answer.

Example Question #3 :Acute / Obtuse Triangles

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Trianglehas height. Ifis the midpoint ofand, what is the perimeter of triangle?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Since BD is the height of triangle ABC, we can apply the Pythagorean Theorem to, let's say, triangle DBC and.

Since the basis of the height is at the midpoint of AC, it follows that triangle ABC, is an isoceles triangle.

We can find the perimeter by multiplying BC by 2 and add the basis of the triangle AC, which has length of.

The final answer is therefore.

Example Question #4 :Acute / Obtuse Triangles

An acute triangle has side lengths of,, and. What is the perimeter of the triangle?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

For any given triangle, the perimeteris the sum of the lengths of its sides. Given side lengths of,, and,.

Example Question #5 :Acute / Obtuse Triangles

An acute triangle has side lengths of,, and. What is the perimeter of the triangle?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

For any given triangle, the perimeteris the sum of the lengths of its sides. Given side lengths of,, and,.

Example Question #6 :Acute / Obtuse Triangles

An acute triangle has side lengths of,, and. What is the perimeter of the triangle?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

For any given triangle, the perimeteris the sum of the lengths of its sides. Given side lengths of,, and,.

Example Question #7 :Acute / Obtuse Triangles

Is it true that?

假设你想回答这个问题,和你know thatand. Which of the following additional facts would help you to answer this question one way or the other?

Possible Answers:

None of these statements would be sufficient to answer the question.

Correct answer:

Explanation:

If you know either thator, you have three congruencies - two sides and a nonincluded angle. This is not enough to establish triangle congruence,

If you know that, this, along with the other two statements, establishes that; all this proves is that both triangles are isosceles.

If you also know that, however, the three statements together make three side congruencies, setting up the Side-Side-Side criterion for triangle congruence.

Example Question #8 :Acute / Obtuse Triangles

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Note: Figure NOT drawn to scale

Refer to the above diagram. Which of the following statements is NOT a consequence of the fact that?

Possible Answers:

is a right angle

is the midpoint of

is an equilateral triangle

bisects

is an altitude of

Correct answer:

is an equilateral triangle

Explanation:

We use the congruence of corresponding sides and angles of congruent triangles to prove four of these statements:

, sobisects.

, sois the midpoint of.

, and, since they form a linear pair, they are supplementary - therefore, they are right angles. Also, by definition, this makesan altitude.

However, nothing in this congruence proves thatis congruent to the other two sides of(一致)。正确的语句来交货clude is thatis equilateral.

Example Question #1 :Calculating An Angle In An Acute / Obtuse Triangle

Which of the following cannot be the measure of a base angle of an isosceles triangle?

Possible Answers:

Each of the other choices can be the measure of a base angle of an isosceles triangle.

Correct answer:

Explanation:

An isosceles triangle has two congruent angles by the Isosceles Triangle Theorem; these are the base angles. Since at least two angles of any triangle must be acute, a base angle must be acute - that is, it must measure under. The only choice that does not fit this criterion is, making this the correct choice.

Example Question #2 :Calculating An Angle In An Acute / Obtuse Triangle

Let the three interior angles of a triangle measure, and. Which of the following statements is true about the triangle?

Possible Answers:

The triangle is scalene and acute.

The triangle is scalene and right.

The triangle is scalene and obtuse.

The triangle is isosceles and acute.

The triangle is isosceles and obtuse.

Correct answer:

The triangle is isosceles and acute.

Explanation:

If these are the measures of the interior angles of a triangle, then they total. Add the expressions, and solve for.

One angle measures. The others measure:

All three angles measure less than, so the triangle is acute. Also, there are two congruent angles, so by the converse of the Isosceles Triangle Theorem, two sides are congruent, and the triangle is isosceles.

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