Question

What is the perimeter of a triangle with a base on 10 in. and a height of 13 in.?

Answer 1

You need to split the triangle into two

Answer 2

then use the Pythagorean theorem.

Answer 3

add up all the sides and you will have your answer

Answer 4

wait actually it says you have hypotenuse... it has to be a right triangle

Answer 5

O yeah. Guess I just assumed it was a isosceles. If it is a right angle then just use pythag like outkast said.

Answer 6

gah yeah you ahve to figure out whethr it's a right triangle first.. I thought height was hypotenuse -.-

Answer 7

ruger could you give us more info about the problem?

Answer 8

o wow i'm stupid hold on

Answer 9

this is what we have

Answer 10

yeah, that what I imagined it to be. But i dont really know

Answer 11

we can assume that the height is perpendicular to the base