SOLUTION: Solve, and round your answer to the nearest tenth. Find the perimeter of a right triangle with legs that measure 6.0 in. and 8.0 in.

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Question 1079071: Solve, and round your answer to the nearest tenth.
Find the perimeter of a right triangle with legs that measure 6.0 in. and 8.0 in.
Found 2 solutions by Fombitz, MathLover1:
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Solve for the hypotenuse using the Pythagorean theorem,
H%5E2=6%5E2%2B8%5E2
H=sqrt%2836%2B64%29
Then,
P=6%2B8%2BH

Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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if we have a right triangle with legs that measure a=6.0in and b=8.0in, than hypotenuse c is:
c%5E2=a%5E2%2Bb%5E2
c%5E2=%286.0in%29%5E2%2B%288.0in%29%5E2
c%5E2=36.0in%5E2%2B64.0in%5E2
c%5E2=100.0in%5E2
c=sqrt%28100.0in%5E2%29
c=10.0in%29
then, the perimeter of a right triangle is:
P=a%2Bb%2Bc
P=6.0in%2B8.0in%2B10.0in
P=24.0in