A stairway in a house is to be built with 17 risers. If the distance from the top of the first floor to the top of the second floor is 119 in., what is the height of each

When the length of each edge of a cube is increased by 1 cm, the volume is increase by 61 cm3. What is the length of each edge of the original cube?

The perimeter of an isosceles triangle is 32cm. If the length of the altitude drawn to the base is 8cm, how long is each leg of the isosceles triangle?_

In a softball game, a batter hits a ball to dead center field, a distance of 240 feet from home plate. The center fielder then throws the ball to third base and gets a runner out. The distance between the bases is 60 feet. How far is the center fielder from third base?

Find the three angles of the triangle whose sides have lengths a=6 centimeters, b=8 centimeters, and c=12 centimeters.

A surveyor knows that a lot has the shape of an isosceles triangle. If the vertex angle measures 70 and each equal side is 160feet long, what measure does each of the base angles have?

Mary Frances has a rectangular garden plot that encloses an area of 48 yd2. If 28 yd of fencing are purchased to enclose the garden, what are the dimensions of the rectangular plot?