Question

What is the perimeter of triangle ABC? Round each step to the nearest tenth. Please help me

Answer 1

I would use the pythagorean theorem to find the lengths of each side. a² + b² = c².

Side AB is one we're looking for. If you make other right triangle with that same side you can see that one length is 4 and the other is 3. So, 4² + 3² = c² → 25 = c² → 5 = c. Side AB is length 5.

Side AC is another. Do the same with that side and you get that one length is 4 and the other is 3. (This is the same one as above) so side AC is length 5.

Side BC is the last one. One of the lengths is 1 and the other is 1 → 1² + 1² = c² → 2 = c² → 1.414213562 = c so side BC is approximately length 1.41.

Add each length up and you get a perimeter of roughly 11.4