A right triangle has one leg that is 24 feet long and another that is 6 feet long what is the perimeter? A right triangle had a hypotenuse that is 15 inches long and one leg that is 9 inches long . What is the perimeter of the triangle?
In the first example we must calculate hypotenuse's length using pythagorean theorem c^2 = a^2 + b^2 => c^2 = 24^2 + 6^2 = 576 + 36 = 612 => c = square root of 612 + 24.74 ft perimeter P1 = a+b+c = 24+6+24.74= 54.74 ft In the second example we must calculate second leg in the same manner a^2 = c^2 - b^2 => a^2 = 15^2 - 9^2 = 225 - 81 = 144 => a = square root of 144 = 12 perimeter P2= 15+9+12=36 ft Good luck !!!!
