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What is the best estimate of the perimeter of the figure below if each square has a side length of 1 foot? On a coordinate plane, a figure is 30 units around. 26 feet 28 feet 30 feet 39 feet

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Answer:

30

Explanation:

User Nimeshkiranverma
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Answer:

28 feet

Explanation:

Since each side length of the square is 1 foot.

Let x represent the length of the small slant side and y represent the length of the long slant side. Hence:

x² = 5² + 1²

x² = 26

x = √26 = 5.1 feet

y² = 6² + 3²

y² = 45

y = 6.7 feet

The perimeter of the figure is the sum of all the sides of the figure, hence:

Perimeter = 11 feet + 4 feet + 5.1 feet + 6.7 feet + 2 feet = 28.8 feet

Therefore the best estimate of the perimeter of the figure below is 28 feet.

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