document.write( "Question 256925: Find the perimeter of a right triangle with shorter sides measuring 5 and 12 units. \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #188964 by Fombitz(32388) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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First find the hypotenuse using the Pythagorean theorem,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"A%5E2%2BB%5E2=C%5E2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"5%5E2%2B12%5E2=C%5E2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"25%2B144=C%5E2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"C%5E2=169\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"C=13\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"P=5%2B12%2B13=30\"$
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