Question

What is the perimeter of a triangle with a base of 6 and a height of 4.

Answer 1

use pythagoras to find other sides,
FInally add all three.

Answer 2

whats pythagoras???

Answer 3

http://www.mathguide.com/lessons/pic-pythagorasT.gif

Answer 4

is the answer 24

Answer 5

Both of these triangles have base 6 and height 4. They have the same area, but NOT the same perimeter (sum of lengths of each side). So we need more information than just base and height to find the perimeter.