Geometry and Trigonometry practice question

Answer: 10

The three points form a right triangle with the right angle at the origin, and a right angle inscribed in a circle subtends a diameter. The hypotenuse from (8, 0) to (0, 6) has length 10.

Common wrong answers

If you answered 5

5 is the radius.

If you answered 8

8 is one leg.

If you answered 14

14 adds the two legs.

More Geometry and Trigonometry questions

• Very hard
  Two parallel lines are cut by a transversal. One of the eight angles measures 47°. Which of the following is N…
• Very hard
  In a right triangle, angles A and B are the two acute angles, so A + B = 90°. If sin A = 0.6, what is the valu…
• Very hard
  A regular hexagon has a side length of 4. What is its area? (A regular hexagon of side s has area (3√3/2)s².)
• Very hard
  A cone has a radius of 6 and a height of 10. What is its volume? (Use V = (1/3)πr²h.)
• Very hard
  In the xy-plane, the graph of x² + y² − 12x − 4y + 15 = 0 is a circle. The line 3x − 4y = 25 intersects this c…
• Very hard
  What is the perimeter of triangle ABC?