A hypotenuse of a right triangle is 52 in. One leg of the triangle is 8in. more than twice the length of the other. What is the perimeter of the triangle?

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musiclover10045 musiclover10045 · Answer 1 · 2017-07-12T16:47:03-04:00

c=52, a=2b+8

Pythagorean Theorem = a^2+b^2=c^2

(2b+8)^2+b^2=52^2

4b^2+32b+64+b^2=2704

5b^2+32b-2640=0

b=20

a= 2(20)+8 = 48

48+20+52 = 120

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sprklz155 sprklz155 · Answer 2 · 2020-09-18T09:39:18-04:00

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120 in.

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Just took it. Edg 2020. Hope this helps :)

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