SOLUTION: Find the perimeter and area of a right triangle if one leg measures 16 ft. and the other leg measures 30 ft.Must show all work step by step. Include correct units with the solution

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Question 439093: Find the perimeter and area of a right triangle if one leg measures 16 ft. and the other leg measures 30 ft.Must show all work step by step. Include correct units with the solution.
Answer by jorel1380(3719) About Me  (Show Source):
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If it's a right triangle:
(16)2+(30)2=Hyptonuse2
256+900=H2
1156=H2
34=H
Area=1/2(16x30)=240 sq.ft.
Perimeter=16+30+34=80 ft..