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What is the perimeter of the figure above" ?

(A) 380

(B) 360

(C) 330

(D) 300

(E) 230

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What is the perimeter of the figure above" ?

(A) 380

(B) 360

(C) 330

(D) 300

(E) 230


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Draw a perpendicular line as follows:


From here, we have two different ways to find the value of x

Approach #1: Recognize that 60 and 100 are each 20 times the lengths of the basic 3-4-5 right triangle.
That is (20)(3) = 60 and (20)(5) = 100
So, x = (20)(4) = 80

Approach #2: Apply the Pythagorean theorem
We get: 60² + x² = 100²
Simplify: 3,600 + x² = 10,000
Subtract 3,600 from both sides to get: x² = 6,400
Solve: x = 80

At this point we can find the perimeter....

Perimeter = 60 + 70 + 100 + 80 + 70 = 380

Answer: A

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is it a 6-8-10 triangle since 60-x-100? therefore x = 80?

just over 2 minutes using pythagoreum :/
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