SOLUTION: The lenghts of the hypotenuse and one leg of a right triangle are given. Help me find the perimeter and area of the triangle.
Hypotenuse: 26 cm;leg: 24 cm
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Question 138261: The lenghts of the hypotenuse and one leg of a right triangle are given. Help me find the perimeter and area of the triangle.
Hypotenuse: 26 cm;leg: 24 cm
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the length of the other leg , so . Once you know the length of the other leg, the perimeter is the sum of the three sides. Since it is a right triangle, the base is one leg and the height is the other, so use to calculate the area.
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