Question

A right triangle has coordinates A(6, 0), B(0, 0), and C(0, 8). What is the perimeter of the triangle?

Answer 1

add all sides

Answer 2

Welcome to OpenStudy! Do you know the distance formula?

Answer 3

18 units
20 units
24 units
28 units @sleepyjess @mitu12

Answer 4

those are the choices

Answer 5

The distance formula is \(D = \sqrt{(x_2 - x_1)^2 + (y_2 - y_1)}\)
It's actually quite simple to use

Answer 6

okay so i multiply everything by the formula. sorry i really suck at math @sleepyjess

Answer 7

Multiply? No, just substitute in the points and solve :)

Answer 8

so its 24?

Answer 9

@sleepyjess

Answer 10

oh wow, I haven't even finished working it out yet haha

Answer 11

i just guessed lol @sleepyjess

Answer 12

You need to know how to do it! haha

Answer 13

was it right tho? @sleepyjess