Question
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