SOLUTION: Maria is planting a flower garden. Her garden will be shaped like a right triangle. She is going to plant different types of flowers along each edge. The two shorter edges a re 1

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Question 895464: Maria is planting a flower garden. Her garden will be shaped like a right triangle. She is
going to plant different types of flowers along each edge. The two shorter edges a
re 15
feet and 15 feet. How long is the other edge? What is the total amount of fencing that
Maria needs to buy to place a fence along each edge?

Answer by thesvw(77) About Me  (Show Source):
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If it's a right angled triangle ... You can easily apply the pythogarus theorem.
a%5E2+%2B+b%5E2+=+c%5E2 Where 'c' is the hypotenus
15%5E2+%2B+15%5E2+=+c%5E2
225+%2B+225+=+c%5E2
sqrt%28450%29+=+c
3%2A5%2Asqrt%282%29+=+c
c+=+15%2Asqrt%282%29