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valentina_108 [34]
3 years ago
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Among all right triangles whose hypotenuse has a length of 12 cm, what is the largest possible perimeter?

Mathematics
1 answer:
Veronika [31]3 years ago
7 0

Answer:

Largest perimeter of the triangle =  

P(6\sqrt{2}) = 6\sqrt{2} + \sqrt{144-72} + 12 = 12\sqrt{2} + 12 = 12(\sqrt2 + 1)

Step-by-step explanation:

We are given the following information in the question:

Right triangles whose hypotenuse has a length of 12 cm.

Let x and y be the other two sides of the triangle.

Then, by Pythagoras theorem:

x^2 + y^2 = (12)^2 = 144\\y^2 = 144-x^2\\y = \sqrt{144-x^2}

Perimeter of Triangle = Side 1 + Side 2 + Hypotenuse.

P(x) = x + \sqrt{144-x^2} + 12

where P(x) is a function of the perimeter of the triangle.

First, we differentiate P(x) with respect to x, to get,

\frac{d(P(x))}{dx} = \frac{d(x + \sqrt{144-x^2} + 12)}{dx} = 1-\displaystyle\frac{x}{\sqrt{144-x^2}}

Equating the first derivative to zero, we get,

\frac{dP(x))}{dx} = 0\\\\1-\displaystyle\frac{x}{\sqrt{144-x^2}} = 0

Solving, we get,

1-\displaystyle\frac{x}{\sqrt{144-x^2}} = 0\\\\x = \sqrt{144-x^2}}\\\\x^2 = 144-x^2\\\\x = \sqrt{72} = 6\sqrt{2}

Again differentiation P(x), with respect to x, using the quotient rule of differentiation.

\frac{d^2(P(x))}{dx^2} = \displaystyle\frac{-(144-x^2)^{\frac{3}{2}}-x^2}{(144-x)^{\frac{3}{2}}}

At x = 6\sqrt{2},

\frac{d^2(V(x))}{dx^2} < 0

Then, by double derivative test, the maxima occurs at x = 6\sqrt{2}

Thus, maxima occurs at x = 6\sqrt{2} for P(x).

Thus, largest perimeter of the triangle =  

P(6\sqrt{2}) = 6\sqrt{2} + \sqrt{144-72} + 12 = 12\sqrt{2} + 12 = 12(\sqrt2 + 1)

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