Question

Determine the perimeter of the right triangle shown. Round your answer to the nearest whole number, if necessary.

O 7 Units
O 14 Units
O 25 Units
O 26 Units

Answer 1

Answer: 26 units

Explanation:

Let's label the left side as side a, the bottom as side b, and the hypotenuse (the diagonal side) as side c.

As you can see, side a is 8 units, and side b is 7 units. To calculate side c, you need to plug both a and b in to the Pythagoras' theorem, which states that a² + b² = c².

> 8² + 7² = c²

> 64 + 49 = c²

> 113 = c²

> c = 10.63 which would round up to 11.

Now adding up all the sides together, a + b + c = 7 + 8 + 11 = 26 units