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What is the perimeter of △ABC?
Round each step to the nearest tenth.

What is the perimeter of △ABC? Round each step to the nearest tenth.-example-1
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Answer:

15.8

Explanation:

The distance formula is ...

d = √((x2 -x1)^2 +(y2 -y1)^2)

so the distance from A to B is ...

AB = √((-1-5)^2 +(1-(-1))^2) = √((-6)^2 +2^2) = √40 ≈ 6.3

Lengths BC and CA are similarly computed. (A spreadsheet does this nicely.)

The perimeter is the sum of the side lengths. It is ...

P = AB +BC +CA

P = 6.3 + 4.1 + 5.4

P = 15.8

The perimeter of ∆ABC is 15.8 units.

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