SOLUTION: The factory makes a triangular rug. It is an isosceles triangle 5 feet wide with a perpendicular height of 1 foot 6 inches. How much braid will Gloria need to cut to go all the way

Question 1085083: The factory makes a triangular rug. It is an isosceles triangle 5 feet wide with a perpendicular height of 1 foot 6 inches. How much braid will Gloria need to cut to go all the way around the rug?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I think you're asking about the perimeter of the triangle,
Use half the base and the height to calculate the side length using the Pythagorean theorem,

Convert all units to inches.

So then,

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