mscroggs.co.uk
mscroggs.co.uk

subscribe

Puzzles

Cutting corners

The diagram below shows a triangle \(ABC\). The line \(CE\) is perpendicular to \(AB\) and the line \(AD\) is perpedicular to \(BC\).
The side \(AC\) is 6.5cm long and the lines \(CE\) and \(AD\) are 5.6cm and 6.0cm respectively.
How long are the other two sides of the triangle?

Show answer

If you enjoyed this puzzle, check out Sunday Afternoon Maths VLIII,
puzzles about 2d shapes, or a random puzzle.

Archive

Show me a random puzzle
 Most recent collections 

Advent calendar 2023

Advent calendar 2022

Advent calendar 2021

Advent calendar 2020


List of all puzzles

Tags

wordplay multiplication trigonometry albgebra squares functions digital clocks grids chocolate square numbers averages perimeter christmas number binary gerrymandering pentagons speed people maths proportion percentages matrices tangents polynomials fractions colouring 2d shapes even numbers doubling combinatorics ellipses integration coordinates digits sums parabolas decahedra calculus algebra products cryptic crossnumbers 3d shapes regular shapes differentiation crossnumber dodecagons means games geometric means tournaments odd numbers dates digital products probability hexagons arrows cube numbers cards floors irreducible numbers determinants palindromes integers perfect numbers numbers pascal's triangle shape menace triangle numbers symmetry crosswords routes axes graphs circles folding tube maps money cryptic clues cubics quadratics complex numbers consecutive integers chess coins remainders star numbers spheres ave unit fractions angles polygons logic factors taxicab geometry prime numbers sequences probabilty triangles tiling elections rugby dominos sport crossnumbers division sets geometric mean addition dice median clocks factorials surds the only crossnumber rectangles consecutive numbers balancing shapes indices volume chalkdust crossnumber planes mean quadrilaterals geometry partitions sum to infinity bases books expansions range scales time multiples lines area square roots advent

Archive

Show me a random puzzle
▼ show ▼
© Matthew Scroggs 2012–2024