SOLUTION: The perimeter of a rectangle is 68cm. The perimeter of the triangle is 60cm. Find the length of the hypotenuse of the triangle.

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Question 1189572: The perimeter of a rectangle is 68cm. The perimeter of the triangle is 60cm. Find the length of the hypotenuse of the triangle.
Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, Alan3354:
Answer by ikleyn(52786) About Me  (Show Source):
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            Although it is not declared in the post,  it is clear from the context ,  that the right-angled triangle
             is a part of the rectangle,  which is cut by one of the two diagonals. 


The sum of lengths of two adjacent sides of the rectangle is 68/2 = 34 cm.


It is nothing else as the sum of two legs of the triangle.


THEREFORE, the hypotenuse (which is the diagonal of the rectangle) is


    60 - 34 = 26 cm.    ANSWER

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Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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The perimeter of a rectangle is 68cm. The perimeter of the triangle is 60cm. Find the length of the hypotenuse of the triangle.
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No relation is given between the rectangle and the triangle.
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