document.write( "Question 280381: Find the perimeter and area of a right triangle if one leg measures 11 yd. and the other leg measures 60 yd. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #203778 by dabanfield(803)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Find the perimeter and area of a right triangle if one leg measures 11 yd. and the other leg measures 60 yd. \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let x be the length of the hypotenuse. By the Pythagoream Theorem we have:\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "11^2 + 60^2 = X^2 \n" ); document.write( "x^2 = 3600 + 121 \n" ); document.write( "x^2 = 3721 \n" ); document.write( "x = sqrt(3721) \n" ); document.write( "x = 61\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The perimeter of the triangle is 11 + 60 + 61 = ? \n" ); document.write( "The area of the triangle is (1/2)*60*11 = ?\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |