SOLUTION: A right triangle has legs of 5 and x+2 and a hypotenuse of length x+3. What is the perimeter of the triangle?
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Question 369257: A right triangle has legs of 5 and x+2 and a hypotenuse of length x+3. What is the perimeter of the triangle? Found 2 solutions by acalgebra, Alan3354:Answer by acalgebra(30) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! This right triangle uses the lengths of a common Pythagorean triple: 5, 12, and 13. x=10, so the perimeter is:
5+(10)+2+(10)+3
15+12+3
15+15
30
perimeter=30
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