document.write( "Question 557160: a right triangle with hypotenuse 5 km and one leg is 3km
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document.write( "Calculate each perimeter ?? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #362478 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! a right triangle with hypotenuse 5 km and one leg is 3km \n" ); document.write( "Calculate each perimeter ?? \n" ); document.write( "------- \n" ); document.write( "Draw the picture. \n" ); document.write( "Calculate the length of the 2nd leg: \n" ); document.write( "Let the length be \"x\": \n" ); document.write( "Equation: \n" ); document.write( "x^2 + 3^2 = 5^2 \n" ); document.write( "x^2 = 25-9 \n" ); document.write( "x^2 = 16 \n" ); document.write( "x = 4 km \n" ); document.write( "--------- \n" ); document.write( "Perimeter = 5+4+3 = 12 km \n" ); document.write( "============================= \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( "============================= \n" ); document.write( " |