SOLUTION: Find the perimeter of a right triangle with shorter sides measuring 5 and 12 units.

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Question 256925: Find the perimeter of a right triangle with shorter sides measuring 5 and 12 units.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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First find the hypotenuse using the Pythagorean theorem,
A%5E2%2BB%5E2=C%5E2
5%5E2%2B12%5E2=C%5E2
25%2B144=C%5E2
C%5E2=169
C=13
P=5%2B12%2B13=30