Question

PLEASE HELP/ check my answer? JK,KL, AND LJ are all tangent to circle o. the diagram is not drawn to scale. if JA=12, AL=15, and CK=5, what is the perimeter of JKL?

Answer 1

is it 34?

Answer 2

how'd you figure?

Answer 3

@dan815 @ganeshie8 familiar with inscribed circle properties?

Answer 4

i actually definitely messed up and re looked at it and got 64.

Answer 5

64 is right !
u have just added all the given lengths and then multiplied by 2 is it ?

Answer 6

how'd you figure?

Answer 7

yeah 27+27+10=64

Answer 8

PA = PB

Answer 9

thanks!!

Answer 10

-.- oh yeah
thinking other way messes my head

Answer 11

haha using incirlce and angle bisectors properties is the other way - but it can be tricky lol

Answer 12

yeah so basicaly