supposed a and b are the 2 sides of a right triangle such that satisfying value of :
|dw:1425147392854:dw| \[\sqrt{a^{2}-4a \sqrt{3}+21} + \sqrt{2b^{2} - 4b \sqrt{2}+20} = 7\]
the question is determine the perimeter of triangle
here the choices : A. sqrt(23) + 2 + sqrt(3) B. 2sqrt(3) + sqrt(2) + 3sqrt(3) C. 2sqrt(3) + 2 + sqrt(14) D. 2sqrt(3) + sqrt(2) + sqrt(14) E. 4sqrt(3) + 2sqrt(2) + sqrt(14)
i dont know the start to do this
if you hit the alt key and then the letter v it makes the sqrt sign √
simply complete the square
\[\sqrt{a^{2}-4a \sqrt{3}+21} + \sqrt{2b^{2} - 4b \sqrt{2}+20} = 7\] \[\sqrt{(a-2\sqrt{3})^2+ 9} + \sqrt{2(b-\sqrt{2})^2+16} = 7\] \[\implies a = 2\sqrt{3}~~, b=\sqrt{2}~~\color{gray}{\text{(why?)}}\]
nice, i got the hypotenuse of the triangle : c = sqrt ((2sqrt(3))^2 + (sqrt(2))^2) = sqrt(12+2) = sqrt(14) so, the perimeter a + b + c = 2sqrt(3) + sqrt(2) + sqrt(14) thank you very much, @rational :)
yw:)
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