SOLUTION: What is the perimeter of a right angle triangle with one leg of 5 ft. and a hypotenuse of 13 ft.?

Question 1124723: What is the perimeter of a right angle triangle with one leg of 5 ft. and a hypotenuse of 13 ft.?
Found 2 solutions by josmiceli, MathLover1:
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The other leg is:

The perimeter is:

Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

the perimeter of a right angle triangle is

if one leg of and a hypotenuse of , we can find other leg using Pythagorean theorem:

then

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