Question

9. Jorge planted a garden in his backyard in the shape of a right triangle. The two legs of the

triangle are 10 feet each. Fencing costs $4 per foot. How much will it cost to fence the entire
perimeter of the garden?

Answer 1

A right triangle has legs of 10 feet each, and the hypotenuse is the longest side, which is found by applying the Pythagorean theorem.

The hypotenuse of the triangle is √(10²+10²) = √(100+100) = √200 = 14.1421356237 ft

Therefore, the perimeter of the triangle is 10+10+14.1421356237 = 34.1421356237 ft

Since fencing costs $4 per foot, it will cost 34.1421356237 * $4 = $136.568542494 to fence the entire perimeter of the garden.

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