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I suck at geometry and guess what my homework is on. Supposed to find the perimeter of the triangle on the left and the area of the figure to the right of the triangle.

I suck at geometry and guess what my homework is on. Supposed to find the perimeter-example-1
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Answer:

Perimeter = 85.5cm, Area = 3163.5cm

Explanation:

To find the perimeter of a shape, you need to add all of the sides together.

In this case, you need to add 3 sides together.

38cm + 37cm + x.

To find x, you need to subtract 81.1 from 98.7 and divide by two. (98.7 - x - x = 81.1)

(98.7 - 81.1) / 2 = 8.8.

The perimeter is: 8.8cm + 38cm + 29cm = 85.5cm

To find the area of the trapezoid (shape on the right of the triangle), you need to use the formula, (length of top + length of bottom)/2 * height.

Length of the top base: 81.1cm

Length of bottom base: 98.7 - 8.8 = 89.9cm

Height = 37

(81.1 + 89.9) / 2 * 37 = 3163.5cm

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