SOLUTION: Find the perimeter and area of a right triangle if the shortest side is 7 cm and the longest side is 25 cm.

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Question 199471: Find the perimeter and area of a right triangle if the shortest side is 7 cm and the longest side is 25 cm.
Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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The longest side is the hypotenuse.
a^2+b^2=c^2
a^2+49=625
a^2=576
a=24 cm. Sqrt of both sides.
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Ed