SOLUTION: Find the perimeter and area of a right triangle if the shortest side is 9cm and the longest side is 15cm?

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Question 186818: Find the perimeter and area of a right triangle if the shortest side is 9cm and the longest side is 15cm?
Answer by scott8148(6628) About Me  (Show Source):
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this is a 3-4-5 triangle (actually, 9-12-15)

so the perimeter is 9+12+15 or 36cm

and the area is (1/2)*9*12 or 54cm^2