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# If a right triangle has area 28 and hypotenuse 12, what is

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If a right triangle has area 28 and hypotenuse 12, what is [#permalink]  13 Jun 2010, 04:04
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If a right triangle has area 28 and hypotenuse 12, what is its perimeter?

A. 20
B. 24
C. 28
D. 32
E. 36
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Re: Doubtful PS [#permalink]  13 Jun 2010, 05:17
Hussain15 wrote:
If a right triangle has area 28 and hypotenuse 12, what is its perimeter?

A. 20
B. 24
C. 28
D. 32
E. 36

C - 28
let the other 2 sides be a and b then we have 1/2 * a*b = 28 or a*b =56
also we have a^2 + b^2 = 144

adding 2ab to a^2 + b^2 we have a^2 + b^2 + 2ab = 144 + 2*56 = 256 => (a+b)^2 = 256 or a+ b = 16. So perimeter is a+b+ hypotenuse = 16+ 12 = 28
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Re: Doubtful PS [#permalink]  13 Jun 2010, 05:27
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If a right triangle has area 28 and hypotenuse 12, what is its perimeter?

A. 20
B. 24
C. 28
D. 32
E. 36

Let the legs of this right triangle be $$x$$ and $$y$$.

Given: $$area=\frac{xy}{2}=28$$ --> $$xy=56$$ and $$hypotenuse=x^2+y^2=12^2$$.
Question: $$P=x+y+12=?$$, so we should calculate the value of $$x+y$$.

Square $$x+y$$ --> $$(x+y)^2=x^2+2xy+y^2$$. As $$xy=56$$ and $$x^2+y^2=12^2$$, then: $$(x+y)^2=x^2+2xy+y^2=12^2+2*56=256$$ --> $$x+y=\sqrt{256}=16$$.

$$P=x+y+12=16+12=28$$.

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Re: Doubtful PS [#permalink]  13 Jun 2010, 06:41
xy=56 & x+y=16,, what will be the values of x & y??

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Re: Doubtful PS [#permalink]  13 Jun 2010, 06:54
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xy=56 & x+y=16,, what will be the values of x & y??

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We have the final answer without calculating the exact values of $$x$$ and $$y$$. So it doesn't matter. But if you are interested:

$$xy=56$$ and $$x+y=16$$, $$y=16-x$$:

$$x(16-x)=56$$ --> $$x^2-16x+56=0$$ --> $$x=8-2\sqrt{2}$$ and $$y=16-x=8+2\sqrt{2}$$ OR $$x=8+2\sqrt{2}$$ and $$y=16-x=8-2\sqrt{2}$$.

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Re: Doubtful PS [#permalink]  13 Jun 2010, 08:12
Thanks Bunuel!! Actually I started to solve this problem by using 3 4 5 formula of right triangle I.e 3^2+4^2= 5^2.This ended no where!!

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Re: Doubtful PS [#permalink]  21 May 2011, 17:58
Apologies

Can someone explain why we are adding 2ab?

I don't understand that part.

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Re: Doubtful PS [#permalink]  21 May 2011, 22:33
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Can someone explain why we are adding 2ab?

I don't understand that part.

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No need to be apologetic k4lnamja. You can ask any question so far it's related to the topic.

We are dealing with a right angle triangle;

We are given its area and the hypotenuse and we are asked for perimeter.

Right angle triangle has three sides; one of which is hypotenuse. If we know the length of the other two, we will have the perimeter. However, there is no way to find out the length of the other two sides individually. Thus, our intention is to find the combined length of the other two sides and add it up with the hypotenuse to get the perimeter.

How can we use the information to know the combined length of the other two sides. Here's how.

Hypotenuse = c = 12
Let the other two sides of the right angle triangle be "a" and "b" and we know these two sides are perpendicular to each other.

Area = 28
Area of a triangle = 1/2*base*height = 1/2*a*b

1/2*a*b=28
a*b=56
c=12

As per pythagoras:
a^2+b^2=c^2
(a+b)^2-2ab=c^2
(a+b)^2-2*56=12^2
(a+b)^2-112=144
(a+b)^2=256
a+b=16

Thus, we know the sum of other two sides.
a+b=16
c=12
a+b+c=16+12=28
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Ans: "C"

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Just to expand the formula used:
(a+b)^2=a^2+b^2+2ab
(a+b)^2-2ab=a^2+b^2
(a+b)^2-2ab=c^2
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Re: Doubtful PS [#permalink]  23 May 2011, 22:14
1/2 * 12 * altitude = 28
altitude = 7

using similar triangle

7/x = x/12 gives x^2 = 84

12^2 - 84 = 60

thus 60 ^ (1/2) + 84 ^(1/2) + 12 = 28.7 approx.

Hence C.
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Re: Doubtful PS [#permalink]  27 Aug 2011, 07:06
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Re: Doubtful PS [#permalink]  27 Aug 2011, 08:29
area = (1/2)bh = 28 => bh=56

hypotenuse = sqrt(b^2+h^2) = 12 => b^2+h^2 = 144

perimeter = b+h+sqrt(b^2+h^2)

we know that (b+h)^2 = b^2+h^2+2bh

= 144+2(56)

=> b+h = 16

=> perimeter = 16+12 = 28
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