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The two legs of a right triangle are 6 feet and 8 feet long. What is the perimeter of the triangle?

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The two legs of a right triangle are 6 feet and 8 feet long. What is the perimeter of the triangle?


Answer:

24 feet

Explanation:

pythagoras theorem

find ipotenuse

√(6²+8²) =

√(36 + 64) =

√100 =

10

find the perimeter (ab + bc + ac)

6 + 8 + 10 = 24 feet

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