You don't say whether this is a right triangle or not.
Assuming it is a right triangle, then we use the Pythagorean Theorem to determine the length of the hypotenuse:
(hypo) = (length of third side) = √(12^2 + 4^2) = √(144+16) = √160 = 4√10.
This is approx. 12.65 inches. Since this does not match any of the possible answer choices, we'll have to take a different approach to answering this question.
Given that 2 sides of the given triangle are 12 and 4 inches, respectively, we see that the 3rd side has to be longer than 8 inches; otherwise we'd have three line segments on the same line, not forming a triangle.
By this reasoning, 9 inches is the only possible answer that could be correct. With sides 12, 9 and 4 inches, the triangle would be obtuse and appear quite flat, but not be part of a straight line as with a third side of 8.
One example could be, 2 • (9x + 6y)
I’m not quite sure what the question is, but 81 cookies distributed among 44 people would mean that each person gets 0.02 cookies each.
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Answer:</h3>
∠BDC and ∠AED are right angles
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Step-by-step explanation:</h3>
Because ∠C ≅ ∠C, the additional bit of information above can be used to show AA similarity.
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None of the other offered choices says anything about <em>both</em> triangles. In order to show similarity, you need information about corresponding parts of the <em>two</em> triangles. Information about one triangle alone is not sufficient.
