SOLUTION: If a right triangle has a hypotenuse of 10 ft and it appears to be a 45-45-90 triangle then waht is the perimeter?

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Question 619742: If a right triangle has a hypotenuse of 10 ft and it appears to be a 45-45-90 triangle then waht is the perimeter?
Found 2 solutions by richwmiller, ewatrrr:
Answer by richwmiller(17219)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
2x^2=100
x^2=50
x^2=25*2
x=5sqrt(2)
perimeter=10sqrt(2)+10
Answer by ewatrrr(24785)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
 

Hi,

If a right triangle has a hypotenuse of 10 ft and it appears to be a 45-45-90 triangle(2 equal sides )

then what is the perimeter?  x^2 + x^2 = 10 , x = 

P = 10ft + 2ft = 14.47 ft(rounded to 2 decimal points) 

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