Using the Pythagorean Theorem in Cuboids: Using Pythagoras' theorem- with parameters to calculate the lines of the box

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Exercise #1

Calculate the length of BB1 BB_1 in the box shown in the diagram.

aaa181818AAABBBCCCDDDAAA111BBB111CCC111DDD111

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Answer

324a2 \sqrt{324-a^2}

Exercise #2

Look at the orthohedron in the figure.

CG=12HG CG=\frac{1}{2}HG

Calculate BE BE .

5+X5+X5+XAAABBBCCCDDDEEEFFFGGGHHH

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Answer

x52+552 x\frac{\sqrt{5}}{2}+\frac{5\sqrt{5}}{2}

Exercise #3

Look at the rectangular prism in the figure.

Express the length of the diagonal in terms of x, y, and z.

ZZZYYYXXXBBBCCCDDDAAAFFFGGGHHHEEE

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Answer

x2+y2+z2 \sqrt{x^2+y^2+z^2}

Exercise #4

Calculate the length of the dotted line in the rectangular prism below.

4b4b4b5b-3a5b-3a5b-3a3a3a3a

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Answer

16b2+9a2 \sqrt{16b^2+9a^2}

Exercise #5

Look at the orthohedron in the figure below.

How long is the dotted line?

2b2b2bb+4b+4b+4AAABBBCCCDDDEEEFFFGGGHHH

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Answer

5b2+8b+16 \sqrt{5b^2+8b+16}

Exercise #6

A rectangular prism has a diagonal length of18ab 18ab .

The area of one of the faces of the rectangular prism is equal to 3a2 3a^2 .

The length of the side of the face is 2b 2b .

Calculate the dimensions of the rectangular prism.

2b2b2b18ab18ab18abAAABBBCCCDDDAAA111BBB111CCC111DDD111

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Answer

324a2b29a44b24b2,3a22b,2b \sqrt{324a^2b^2-\frac{9a^4}{4b^2}-4b^2},\\ \frac{3a^2}{2b},2b

Exercise #7

Look at the rectangular prism below.


Its height is a2 \frac{a}{2} , its length is 3b 3b , and its width is a+b a+b .

Calculate the diagonal of the rectangular prism.

a+ba+ba+b3b3b3b

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Answer

54a2+2ab+10b2 \sqrt{\frac{5}{4}a^2+2ab+10b^2}

Exercise #8

Calculate the diagonal of the rectangular prism in the figure.

2m2m2m5m5m5mBBBCCCDDDAAAHHHEEEFFFGGG

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Answer

It cannot be calculated.

Exercise #9

A rectangular prism has a square base with a diagonal length of X.

The prism has a length of 3X.

How long is the diagonal of the rectangular face of the prism.

3X3X3XXXXAAABBBCCCDDDAAA111BBB111CCC111DDD111

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Answer

x9.5 x\sqrt{9.5}

Exercise #10

ABCDEFGH ABCDEFGH is a rectangular prism.

AF=26a2+8a+16 AF=\sqrt{26a^2+8a+16}

HG=A+4 HG=A+4

Calculate AE AE .

AAABBBCCCDDDEEEFFFGGGHHH

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Answer

5a 5a

Exercise #11

A rectangular prism has dimensions of 5x,x+3,2x+1 5x,x+3,2x+1 .

Calculate the length of its diagonal.

5X5X5X2X+12X+12X+1X+3X+3X+3AAABBBCCCDDDAAA111BBB111CCC111DDD111

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Answer

30x2+10x+10 \sqrt{30x^2+10x+10}

Exercise #12

An orthohedron has a diagonal that is 5a2+6a+b4+9 \sqrt{5a^2+6a+b^4+9} long.

Its length is 2a 2a and its width is a+3 a+3 .

Calculate the dimensions of the orthohedron.

a+3a+3a+32a2a2aBBBCCCDDDAAAB1B1B1C1C1C1D1D1D1A1A1A1

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Answer

2a,a+3,b2 2a,a+3,b^2

Exercise #13

Look at the rectangular prism below.

The length of its diagonal is:

41+5n2+9m2+24m20n \sqrt{41+5n^2+9m^2+24m-20n}


DB=9m2+n2+24m+16 DB=\sqrt{9m^2+n^2+24m+16}

Calculate CC1 CC^1 .

AAABBBCCCDDDAAA111BBB111CCC111DDD111

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Answer

2n5 2n-5

Exercise #14

ABCDA1B1C1D1 ABCDA^1B^1C^1D^1 is a rectangular prism.

The length of its diagonal is

6x212x+41 \sqrt{6x^2-12x+41} .


DC1=5x24x+25 DC^1=\sqrt{5x^2-4x+25}

Calculate C1B1 C^1B^1 .

AAABBBCCCDDDAAA111BBB111CCC111DDD111

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Answer

x4 x-4

Exercise #15

ABCDA1B1C1D1 ABCDA^1B^1C^1D^1 is an orthohedron.


BC1=5b2+a224b+8a+80+2ab BC^1=\sqrt{5b^2+a^2-24b+8a+80+2ab}

AA1=2b8 AA^1=2b-8

Calculate A1D A^1D .

AAABBBCCCDDDAAA111BBB111CCC111DDD111

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Answer

a+b+4 a+b+4