SOLUTION: a triangle has a hypotenuse of 25 inches, its height is 12 inches, what is the perimeter of the triangle?
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Question 254730: a triangle has a hypotenuse of 25 inches, its height is 12 inches, what is the perimeter of the triangle? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! a triangle has a hypotenuse of 25 inches, its height is 12 inches, what is the perimeter of the triangle?
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Let the width be "w".
Equation:
25^2 = 12^2 + w^2
625 = 144 + w^2
w^2 = 481
w = 21.93 inches
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Perimeter = 2(length + width)
P = 2(25 + 21.93)
P = 93.86 inches
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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