DSQ: Calculating the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle : Pythagorean Theorem

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GMAT Quantitative Reasoning › DSQ: Calculating the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle : Pythagorean Theorem

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1

Find the hypotenuse of .

I) The shortest side is half of the second shortest side.

II) The middle side is fathoms long.

2

Calculate the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle.

  1. The area of the right triangle is .
  2. One of the angles is .
3

Right triangle is similar to triangle .

Find the hypotenuse of triangle

I) Triangle has side lengths of .

II) The shortest side of is .

4

Find the length of the hypotenuse of the right triangle.

  1. The area of the triangle is .
  2. The legs are measured to be and .
5

Calculate the length of the hypotenuse of the right triangle.

  1. The area of the right triangle is .
  2. The difference between the height and base is .
6

Two ships left New York at the same time. One ship has been moving due east the entire time at a speed of 50 nautical miles per hour. How far apart are the ships now?

  1. The other ship has been moving due south the entire time.

  2. The other ship has been moving at a rate of 60 nautical miles per hour the entire time.

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