a right triangle with legs of 7in and 24in and a hypotenuse of 25in so what would be the perimeter and the area?
Mathematics · Middle School · Tue Nov 03 2020
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To solve for the perimeter of a triangle, add the length of the sides a, b and c. The formula for the perimeter of that triangle is P = a + b + c. Where a and c is the either sides of the triangle except c which is the hypotenuse. Since the values of a, b and c is already given in the problem, substitute the values of a, b and c to get the perimeter using P = a + b + c.
> P = a + b + c.
> P = 7 + 24 + 25
> P = 56.
The perimeter of the triangle is 56 inches.
Since the triangle is a right triangle, the formula for the area is A = a x b /2' where a and b is the either side of the triangle that is not the hypotenuse.
Since the values for a and b is already given, substitute the values to solve for area,
> A = a x b /2
> A = 7 x 24 /2
> A = 168 /2
> A = 84 inch2.
The area of the triangle is 84 inch squared.