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Find the perimeter of quadrilateral LEAP with vertices L(-3, 1), E(3, 3), A(5, 7) and P(-1,5)

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Answer:

4√5 + 4√10

Explanation:

The perimeter is the sum of all the sides.

Using the coordinates given to us, we can find the sides of the quadrilateral.

d(ab) = √[(x2 - x1)² + (y2 - y1)²]

Given that, we apply that to each and every of the side, and thus we have

d(le) = √[(3 --3)² + (3 - 1)²]

d(le) = √[(6²) + (2)²]

d(le) = √(36 + 4)

d(le) = √40

d(ea) = √[(5 - 3)² + (7 - 3)²]

d(ea) = √[(2)² + (4²)]

d(ea) = √(4 + 16)

d(ea) = √20

d(ap) = √[(-1 - 5)² + (5 - 7)²]

d(ap) = √[-6)² + (-2)²]

d(ap) = √(36 + 4)

d(ap) = √40

d(pl) = √[(-1 --3)² + (5 - 1)²]

d(pl) = √[(-2)² + (4)²]

d(pl) = √(4 + 16)

d(pl) = √20

Perimeter of the quadrilateral is then

d(le) + d(ea) + d(ap) + d(pl)

√40 + √20 + √40 + √20

4√5 + 4√10

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