SOLUTION: find the perimeter and area of a right triangle if one leg measures 8 cm and the other leg measures 15cm

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Question 460951: find the perimeter and area of a right triangle if one leg measures 8 cm and the other leg measures 15cm
Answer by Gogonati(855) About Me  (Show Source):
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Since the legs are 8 cm and 15 cm, then the area will be: A=%288%2A15%29%2F2=60cm%5E2
To find the perimeter we first find the hypotenuse using the Pythagorean Theorem:
+H=+sqrt%288%5E2%2B15%5E2%29=+sqrt%2864%2B225%29=+sqrt%28289%29=17+cm+, and the perimeter is:
15cm+8cm+17cm=40cm.