SOLUTION: suppose one leg of a 45-45-90 triangle is 5 units long. find the perimeter of the triangle.

Question 553180: suppose one leg of a 45-45-90 triangle is 5 units long. find the perimeter of the triangle.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
suppose one leg of a 45-45-90 triangle is 5 units long. find the perimeter of the triangle.
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The 2nd leg is 5 units long
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Use Pythagoras to find the hypotenuse as 5*sqrt(2) units
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Perimeter = 5 + 5 + 5sqrt(2) = 10 + 5sqrt(2)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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