SOLUTION: My question: Jo's garden plot is in the form of a right triangle,and she wants to put a fence around its perimeter. The legs of the right triangle measure 8 feet and 15 feet. How m

Question 986979: My question: Jo's garden plot is in the form of a right triangle,and she wants to put a fence around its perimeter. The legs of the right triangle measure 8 feet and 15 feet. How many feet of fencing will Jo need to buy?
Found 2 solutions by macston, ikleyn:
Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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a=one leg=8ft; b=other leg=15ft; c=hypotenuse
Use Pythagorean Theorem to find length of hypotenuse.
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The third side is 17 feet.
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Distance around plot (perimeter):
Perimeter=a+b+c
Perimeter=8ft+15ft+17ft
Perimeter=40ft
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ANSWER: Jo will need 40 feet of fencing.

Answer by ikleyn(52803) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The perimeter of this right-angled triangle is

+ + = + + = + + = + + = 40 feet.

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