This coordinate plane shows the shape of a hang glider. The perimeter of the glider is to be trimmed with a special material. What is the minimum length of material needed?

A.
54 feet

B.
58 feet

C.
64 feet

D.
78 feet

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This coordinate plane shows the shape of a hang glider. The perimeter of the glider is to be trimmed with a special material. What is the minimum length of material needed?

A. 
54 feet

B. 
58 feet

C. 
64 feet

D. 
78 feet

Tranquility · Answer

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Mercury · Answer

Old question, answering to close

it's asking for the amount of trimming around the edges, so they need the perimeter. the two flat vertical sides are easy (2 feet each, so 2 * 2 = 4 feet so far) along with the long side on the bottom (24 feet)

the slanted sides get a little trickier. you need the find the endpoints and use the distance formula to find the side length. you can use the left side (0,2) to (12,7) and double it, since the left slanted side and right slanted side are equal.

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