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I tried it over and over, and again and again I got the answer for number 10 on the Episode Quiz to be "A", although the site says the correct answer is "C".  Could somebody please explain?

DoggiLov

by DoggiLov at July 26, 2010

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This is a tough one!Try following these steps:1. Make a perpendicular from the top two points of the trapezoid down to the bottom base. You'll then have 2 triangles and a rectangle.2. You have a 45-45-90 triangle on the right. The hypotenuse is 6 * sqrt 2. This means that the two sides are a length of 6 given the 45-45-90 ratio. The side that you drew from the top point is therefore 6.3. You know that the sides that you drew are the same length given the properties of a trapezoid (top and base are parallel). 4. In the 30-60-90 triangle on the left, you now know the side you drew has a length of 6. 5. Use the 30-60-90 ratio of a-2a-a*sq root 3, you find that a=2sqrt3. Since you're looking for the side that is 2a, you get 4sqrt3, which is answer "C"Make sense?

danid danid July 27, 2010

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