SOLUTION: a right triangle with hypotenuse 5 km and one leg is 3km Calculate each perimeter ??

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Question 557160: a right triangle with hypotenuse 5 km and one leg is 3km
Calculate each perimeter ??
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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a right triangle with hypotenuse 5 km and one leg is 3km
Calculate each perimeter ??
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Draw the picture.
Calculate the length of the 2nd leg:
Let the length be "x":
Equation:
x^2 + 3^2 = 5^2
x^2 = 25-9
x^2 = 16
x = 4 km
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Perimeter = 5+4+3 = 12 km
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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