SOLUTION: 1. A triangle has the following three sides measured in feet: 26, 28, and 24. Calculate the perimeter of this triangle, the area enclosed by the triangle, and the angles made

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1. A triangle has the following three sides measured in feet: 26, 28, and 24. Calculate the perimeter of this triangle, the area enclosed by the triangle, and the angles made at the vertices of the sides.

Answer by richard1234(7193)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Perimeter = 26+28+24 = 78 feet

Area: use Heron's formula

Angles: Either use law of cosines to find the cosine of each angle, or use where theta is the angle between sides a and b.


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