Asked by Zephyr Benedict

A right triangle has sides that are 77 yds and 85 yds. What is the perimeter? If necessary, round to the nearest tenth.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Use the Pythagorean theorem. If the hypotenuse is 85 and one leg is 77, the other leg b satisfies

b^2 = 85^2 − 77^2 = 7225 − 5929 = 1296, so b = 36.

Perimeter = 36 + 77 + 85 = 198 yards.