Finding the Area of Isosceles Triangles

A triangle has two sides of length 5 cm each and a base of 8 cm. Find the height of the triangle using the Pythagorean theorem.

• The height of the triangle is 10 cm

• The height of the triangle is 6 cm

• The height of the triangle is 4 cm

• The height of the triangle is 3 cm

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An isosceles triangle has a base of 10 inches and two equal sides of 6 inches each. Calculate the height of the triangle using the Pythagorean theorem.

• The height of the triangle is 20 inches.

• The height of the triangle is 5 inches.

• The height of the triangle is 8 inches.

• The height of the triangle is 12 inches.

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If the base of an isosceles triangle is 12 meters and the two equal sides are 9 meters each, what is the height of the triangle using the Pythagorean theorem?

• The height of the triangle is 9√3 meters

• The height of the triangle is 15 meters

• The height of the triangle is 12 meters

• The height of the triangle is 10 meters

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Determine the height of an isosceles triangle with a base of 16 cm and two equal sides of 10 cm each using the Pythagorean theorem.

• 12 cm

• 20 cm

• 8 cm

• 6 cm

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An isosceles triangle has a base of 18 inches and two equal sides of 15 inches each. Find the height of the triangle using the Pythagorean theorem.

• The height of the triangle is 10 inches.

• The height of the triangle is 20 inches.

• The height of the triangle is 25 inches.

• The height of the triangle is 12 inches.

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Calculate the height of an isosceles triangle with a base of 20 meters and two equal sides of 14 meters each using the Pythagorean theorem.

• 12.65 meters

• 8.5 meters

• 10.2 meters

• 16.75 meters

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If the base of an isosceles triangle is 24 cm and the two equal sides are 20 cm each, what is the height of the triangle using the Pythagorean theorem?

• 30 cm

• 10 cm

• 16 cm

• 18 cm

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A triangle has two sides of length 7 units each and a base of 10 units. Find the height of the triangle using the Pythagorean theorem.

• The height of the triangle is 20 units.

• The height of the triangle is 8 units.

• The height of the triangle is 15 units.

• The height of the triangle is 6 units.

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An isosceles triangle has a base of 15 feet and two equal sides of 12 feet each. Calculate the height of the triangle using the Pythagorean theorem.

• The height of the triangle is 20 feet.

• The height of the triangle is 9 feet.

• The height of the triangle is 10 feet.

• The height of the triangle is 5 feet.

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Determine the height of an isosceles triangle with a base of 22 inches and two equal sides of 18 inches each using the Pythagorean theorem.

• The height of the isosceles triangle is 25 inches.

• The height of the isosceles triangle is 14.42 inches.

• The height of the isosceles triangle is 40 inches.

• The height of the isosceles triangle is 10 inches.

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