document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=951629>Question 951629</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A garden is in the shape of a right triangle. The base of the triangle is 12m, and the garden covers an area of 30mē. What length of fence is needed to surround the garden? Show your steps.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #581201 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=macston><B>macston(5194)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=macston><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=macston><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=581201\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> b=base; a=height; A=area=1/2ba<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=1/2bh<BR>\n" );
document.write( "30 sq m=1/2 (12m)(a) Divide each side by 6m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5m=a The height is 5m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since the garden is a right triangle, the third side is the hypotenuse and:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=169m%5E2=c%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"169m%5E2=c%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Find square root of each side.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "13m=c <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The perimeter of the triangle p=a+b+c=5m+12m+13m=30m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: It would take 30 meters of fence to surround the garden. </SPAN>\n" );
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