SOLUTION: A right triangle has leg lengths of 1 foot 6 inches and 2 feet. Find the hypotenuse length and the perimeter in mixed units of feet and inches

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Question 1005979: A right triangle has leg lengths of 1 foot 6 inches and 2 feet. Find the hypotenuse length and the perimeter in mixed units of feet and inches
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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Changing measurements into inches, we have legs of 18 and 24 inches.
Using the Pythagorean Theorem, we have
c^2 = a^2 + b^2 = 18^2 + 24^2 = 324 + 576 = 900 inches^2
c = 30 inches = 2 feet 6 inches
The perimeter is 18+24+30 = 72 inches total = 6 feet total