SOLUTION: Find the perimeter and area of a right triangle if one leg measures 11 yd. and the other leg measures 60 yd. Students must show all work step by step to receive full credit for the

Question 519413: Find the perimeter and area of a right triangle if one leg measures 11 yd. and the other leg measures 60 yd. Students must show all work step by step to receive full credit for the problem. Include correct units with your solution.
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
one leg measures 11 yd.
and the other leg measures 60 yd.
It is a right triangle
leg1^2+leg2^2= hypotenuse ^2
Hypotenuse = sqrt( 11 ^2+ 60 ^2)
= 61 m
Perimeter = 11+60+61=132 yards
...
Area = 1/2 * leg1 * leg2
Area= 0.5 * 11 * 60
Area = 330 yd^2
m.ananth@hotmail.ca

RELATED QUESTIONS
Find the perimeter and area of a right triangle if one leg measures 11 yd. and the other... (answered by dabanfield)

Find the perimeter and area of a right triangle if one leg measures 12 yd. and the other... (answered by rwm)

Find the perimeter and area of a right triangle if one leg measures 11 yd. and the other... (answered by checkley77)

Find the perimeter and area of a right triangle if one leg measures 27 yd. and the other... (answered by unlockmath,mananth)

Find the perimeter and area of a right triangle if one leg measures 12 yd. and the other... (answered by checkley77)

Can you solve this problem . Find the perimeter and area of a right triangle if one leg... (answered by stanbon)

Can you solve this problem 8. Find the perimeter and area of a right triangle if one leg... (answered by rfer)

Find the perimeter and area of a right triangle if one leg measures 27 yd. and the other... (answered by jorel1380)

Find the perimeter and area of a right triangle if one leg measures 40 mi. and the other... (answered by rfer)