Question

Find the perimeter. Round to the two decimal places as needed.

Answer 1

Notice that we can draw a right triangle inside the figure like this:

to find the perimeter, we must first find the hypotenuse of the triangle that we got. Then, using the pythagorean theorem, we have:

`x=\sqrt[]{(5)^2+(12)^2}=\sqrt[]{25+144}=\sqrt[]{169}=13`

we have that the length of the missing side is 13 yd. then, the perimeter of the figure is:

`P=10+12+15+13=50`

therefore, the perimeter is 50 yards