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You can see how to solve geometry word problems in the following examples:
Problems involving Perimeter
Problems involving Area
Problems involving Angles
There is also an example of a geometry word problem that uses similar triangles.
Geometry Word Problems Involving Perimeter
Example 1:
A triangle has a perimeter of 50. If 2 of its sides are equal and the third side is 5 more than the equal sides, what is the length of the third side?
Solution:
Step 1: Assign variables:
Let x = length of the equal side.
Sketch the figure.
Step 2: Write out the formula for perimeter of triangle.
P = sum of the three sides
Step 3: Plug in the valuesfrom the question and from the sketch.
50 = x + x + x + 5
Combine like terms
50 = 3x + 5
Isolate variable x
3x = 50 – 5
3x = 45
x =15
Be careful! The questionrequires the length of the third side.
The length of third side = 15 + 5 =20
Answer: The length of third side is 20
Example 2:
Writing an equation and finding the dimensions of a rectangle knowing the perimeter and some information about the about the length and width.
The width of a rectangle is 3 feet less than its length. Theperimeter of the rectangle is 110 feet. Find its dimensions.
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Geometry Word Problems Involving Area
Example 1:
A rectangle is 4 times as long as it is wide. If the length is increased by 4 inches and the width is decreased by 1 inch, the area will be 60 square inches. What were the dimensions of the original rectangle?
Solution:
Step 1: Assign variables:
Let x = original width of rectangle
Solving Geometry Problems With Triangles
Sketch the figure
Step 2: Write out the formula for area of rectangle.
A = lw
Step 3: Plug in the values from the question and from the sketch.
60 = (4x + 4)(x –1)
Use distributive property to remove brackets
60 = 4x2 – 4x + 4x – 4
Put in Quadratic Form4x2 – 4 – 60 = 0
4x2 – 64 = 0
This quadratic can be rewritten as a difference of two squares
(2x)2 – (8)2 = 0
Factorize difference of two squares'>
(2x)2 – (8)2 = 0
(2x – 8)(2x + 8) = 0
We get two values for x.
Since x is a dimension, it would be positive. So, we take x = 4
The question requires the dimensions of the original rectangle.
The width of the original rectangle is 4.
The length is 4 times the width = 4 × 4 = 16
Answer: The dimensions of the original rectangle are 4 and 16.
Example 2:
This is a geometry word problem that we can solve by writing an equation and factoring.
The height of a triangle is 4 inches morethan twice the length of the base. The area of the triangle is 35square inches. Find the height of the triangle.
Geometry Word Problems involving Angles
Example 1:
In a quadrilateral two angles are equal. The third angle is equal to the sum of the two equal angles. The fourth angle is 60° less than twice the sum of the other three angles. Find the measures of the angles in the quadrilateral.
Solution:
Step 1: Assign variables:
Let x = size of one of the two equal angles
Sketch the figure
Step 2: Write down the sum of angles in quadrilateral.
The sum of angles in a quadrilateral is 360°
Step 3: Plug in the values from the question and from the sketch.
360 = x + x + (x + x) + 2(x + x + x + x) – 60
Combine like terms
360 = 4x + 2(4x) – 60
360 = 4x + 8x – 60
360 = 12x – 60
Isolate variable x
12x = 420
x = 35
The question requires the values of all the angles.
Substituting x for 35, you will get: 35, 35, 70, 220
Answer: The values of the angles are 35°, 35°, 70° and 220°.
Example 2:
The sum of the supplement and the complement of an angle is 130 degrees. Find the measure of the angle.
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Geometry Word Problems involving Similar Triangles
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When the horizontal distance AB is 4 feet, the height of the loading dock, BC, is 2 feet. What is the height of the loading dock, DE?Triangles ABC and A’B’C' are similar figures. Find the length AB.
How to use similar triangles to solve a geometry word problem?
Examples:
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