Mathematics
Grade 8
45 min
Pythagorean theorem: find the perimeter
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1
Find the perimeter when you know the two shorter sides (legs).
2
Find the perimeter when you know one leg and the longest side (hypotenuse).
3
Find the perimeter when the missing side is not a whole number.
Sample Practice Questions
Easy
A right triangle has legs of length 6 and 8. What is its perimeter?
0.24
1.14
2.20
3.30
Easy
A right triangle has a leg of 8 and a hypotenuse of 17. What is the perimeter?
0.30
1.40
2.25
3.42
Easy
A right triangle has legs of length 4 and 5. What is its perimeter, rounded to one decimal place?
0.12.0
1.15.4
2.9.0
3.14.8
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