SOLUTION: Find the perimeter and area of a right triangle if one leg measures 40 mi. and the other leg measures 42 mi.

SOLUTION: Find the perimeter and area of a right triangle if one leg measures 40 mi. and the other leg measures 42 mi.

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Question 265174: Find the perimeter and area of a right triangle if one leg measures 40 mi. and the other leg measures 42 mi.
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
C^2=A^2+B^2
c^2=40^2+42^2
c^2=1600+1764
C^2=3364
c=58 miles
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P=58+42+40
P=140 miles
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A=.5lw
A=.5*42*40
A=840 sq miles
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