Question

PLEASE HELP ME URGENT

Find the perimeter of a quadrilateral with vertices at R (-2, 1), S (-5, 5), T (2, 5), U (5, 1). Round your answer to the nearest hundredth when necessary. (5 points)

22 units
24 units
28 units
36 units

Answer 1

Plot the points, it will be easier to see

Answer 2

(-2,1) to (5,1) for example is 7 units for that one side

Answer 3

this is what i got when I plotted it.

Answer 4

ok, so the top and bottom are horizontal, you can add those up by counting the distances.
For the slanted sides, you need to use the pythagorean theorem, with the slant as the hypotenuse of a triangle.

Answer 5

so 5 would be the other length?

Answer 6

yep, 3-4-5 triangle

the other slant side will be the same

Answer 7

and the final answer would then be 24..correct?

Answer 8

correct

Answer 9

Thank you so so much!!

Answer 10

alyssamaarie, it looks like you used geogebra. If so, then you can use that program to help you compute distances and segment lengths to get the perimeter.

Answer 11

the answer is 24!