Question

The perimeter of the triangle is ___ units.Hint: Use the Pythagorean Theorem since this is a right triangle.

Answer 1

Solution

For this case we can find the lenght of each side:

L1= 5

L2= 12

$L_3=\sqrt[]{(5)^2+(12)^2}=13$

Then the total perimeter is:

P= 5 +12 + 13= 30 units