document.write( "Question 1124723: What is the perimeter of a right angle triangle with one leg of 5 ft. and a hypotenuse of 13 ft.? \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the perimeter of a right angle triangle is\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"P=a%2Bb%2Bc\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if one leg of $\"a=5ft\"$ and a hypotenuse of $\"c=13ft\"$ , we can find other leg using Pythagorean theorem:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"c%5E2=a%5E2%2Bb%5E2\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"b%5E2=c%5E2-a%5E2\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"b%5E2=%2813ft%29%5E2-%285ft%29%5E2\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"b%5E2=169ft%5E2-25ft%5E2\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"b%5E2=144ft%5E2\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"b=sqrt%28144ft%5E2%29\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"b=12ft\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"P=a%2Bb%2Bc\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"P=+5ft%2B12ft%2B13ft\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"P=+30ft\"$ \r
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