SOLUTION: A isosceles right triangle PQR is drawn on a coordinate grid. The vertices are (-5,0),(0,-5),and (5,0). What is the perimeter of the isosceles right triangle in units? Please can a

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Question 411035: A isosceles right triangle PQR is drawn on a coordinate grid. The vertices are (-5,0),(0,-5),and (5,0). What is the perimeter of the isosceles right triangle in units? Please can anyone help?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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If you plot the points, you'll see that the long side is on the x-axis, and its length = 10 units.
The length of the other 2 sides = sqrt%285%5E2+%2B+5%5E2%29+=+5sqrt%282%29 each
Perimeter+=+10+%2B+10sqrt%282%29