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Find the perimeter of the right triangle. If necessary, round to the nearest tenth. 4 cm 15 cm

a. 15.5 cm

b. 30 cm

c. 60 cm

d. 34.5 cm​

Find the perimeter of the right triangle. If necessary, round to the nearest tenth-example-1
User El Roso
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Answer:

15.5

Explanation:

You need to do the pythangorean theorum for this. The equation is a
a^(2) +b^(2) =c^(2). Fill in the letters. 4=a. 15=b. so:
4^(2) +15^(2) =c^(2). Now solve. 4 squared is 16. 15 squared is 225. 225+16= 241.
241=c^(2)
√(241) =15.5 is the answer

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