SOLUTION: Not sure if my answers for perimeter and area are correct with the following Scalene/Acute triangle base is 10 one side is 7 and missing other side measurement. Height measurement

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Question 1044083: Not sure if my answers for perimeter and area are correct with the following Scalene/Acute triangle base is 10 one side is 7 and missing other side measurement. Height measurement of 5.6 through middle of scalene triangle (right angle). The area I believe is 28 squared and perimeter is 25.08 (missing side I determined was 8.08)
Answer by rothauserc(4718) About Me  (Show Source):
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Area = (1/2) * 10 * 5.6 = 28 square units
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let x be the missing side, then
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x^2 + 7^2 = 10^2
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note that the side opposite the right angle is the hypotenuse
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x^2 = 51
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x = 7.1414
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The perimeter = 7 + 7.1414 + 10 = 24.1414
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