SOLUTION: Find the perimeter and area of a right triangle if the shortest side is 9cm and the longest side is 15cm.
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: Find the perimeter and area of a right triangle if the shortest side is 9cm and the longest side is 15cm.
Can you explain please...
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Answer by edjones(8007) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a^2+b^2=c^2
Let b=9 and c=15 The hypotenuse is the longest line in a right triangle.
a^2+9^2=15^2
a^2+81=225
a^2=144
a=12
12+9+15=36 cm
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Ed
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