SOLUTION: Find the perimeter and area of a right triangle if one leg measures 24 ft. and the other leg measures 70 ft. Students must show all work step by step to receive full credit for th

Question 336531: Find the perimeter and area of a right triangle if one leg measures 24 ft. and the other leg measures 70 ft. Students must show all work step by step to receive full credit for the problem. Include correct units with your solution
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Find the hypotenuse using the Pythagorean theorem,

Once you have that then,

For the area,

Complete each calculation to finish the problem.

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