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A ladder of length 13 m rests against a vertical wall. Its foot is initially 5 m from the wall. The foot is then moved 3 m farther from the wall. How far does the top of the ladder slide down the wall?
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A rectangular garden has a diagonal of 26 m and one side of length 10 m. What length of fencing is needed to go once around the garden?
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An isosceles triangular roof section has two equal sides of 17 cm and a base of 16 cm. What is the area enclosed by the roof section?
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Two vertical poles stand on level ground with their bases 35 m apart. Their heights are 8 m and 20 m. A cable joins their tops and includes an extra 2 m for fastening. What cable length is required?
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A taut kite string is 50 m long. The kite is horizontally 14 m from the point directly below the person's hand. The hand is 1.5 m above level ground. How high is the kite above the ground?
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The diagonal of a square courtyard is √(288) m. What is the area of the courtyard?
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A rhombus has side length 13 cm. One of its diagonals is 10 cm. The diagonals bisect each other at right angles. What is the area of the rhombus?
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Use the measurements and right-angle marks in the figure to find the perimeter of quadrilateral ABCD.
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The figure shows a vertical mast supported by two straight wires. What is the combined length of the two wires?
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Use the dimensions in the figure to calculate the perimeter of trapezium ABCD.
