How do you find the perimeter of a triangle with a radius of 8?

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amistre64 · Answer

??

amistre64 · Answer

you keeping secrets, this is only part of the information to a bigger problem...

anonymous · Answer

well, okay, it's a regular polygon and on the paper it says perimeter equals number of sides times side length.  So I guess I'm asking how to find the side length given the radius.

amistre64 · Answer

is this a triangle drawn inside of a circle?  Or drawn on the outside of a circle?

anonymous · Answer

drawn outside of a circle

amistre64 · Answer

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amistre64 · Answer

..... might need to adjust my thoughts for the circle drawn inside; then the apothem is still the altitude, but we need to determine a side

amistre64 · Answer

a side is simply twice the base of the right tri made from the radius and its tangelt to the circle...

amistre64 · Answer

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amistre64 · Answer

Perimeter should be abt 83.14