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A triangle is inscribed in the semicircle. If the length of line segment AB is 8 and the length of line segment BC is 6, what is the length of arc ABC?

A. 15
B. 12
C. 10
D. 7
E. 5



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is there any kind of graph to go with it?
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I don't think this question can be answered without some diagram. Nothing in the questions states where the vertices of the triangle are located. We need to know visually the relationshipbetween Segment AB and Segment BC.
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a triangle is inscribed in the semicircle. If the length of line segment AB is 8 and the length of line segment BC is 6, what is the length of arc ABC?

A. 15
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C. 10
D. 7
E. 5
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I think, the question is complete. Since, the question asks for length of arc ABC, A, B and C must be on the semi circle.

Moreover, since, AB is 8 and BC is 6, in this case, AC has to be the diameter of the semi circle.
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C

ABC is inscribed in the semicircle => ABC is a right triangle

AC = \(sqrt(AB^2 + BC^2)\) = 10
or

AC = \(sqrt(AB^2 - BC^2)\) (no answer choice for this)
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scthakur is right, qs can be complete. But i was looking for a " approximate length of arc ABC " in the qs rather than "the length" since the exact number is missing from the answer choices.

Is the QA A ?
triangle ABC is right angled , since its incribed in a semicircle. Hence the third side AC is 10 and radius is 5. So half circumference is 5 * 3.14 which is slightly greater than 15. But since 15 is the highest choice in answers , it has to be A.
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assuming that AC is diameter, so ac=10cm
radius =5 so length of arc=xr=3.14*5=15.7...A
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assuming that AC is diameter, so ac=10cm
radius =5 so length of arc=xr=3.14*5=15.7...A
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so the formula for arcABC = xr??, i'm not sure what is ABC here
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Here is the problem I have with this question. A triangle inscribed in a semi-circle will be a right triangle. So we know that 6 & 8 are the bases, which means the 3rd side is 10, a.k.a. the diameter of the semicircle. The formula for finding the perimeter of a semi-circle is \(\frac{1}{2}*d*pi\). The answer to this is 5pi, but that's not an option. 15 is close, but not exactly it either 5*pi(~3.14) = 15.7.

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a triangle is inscribed in the semicircle. If the length of line segment AB is 8 and the length of line segment BC is 6, what is the length of arc ABC?

A. 15
B. 12
C. 10
D. 7
E. 5
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