ISEE Lower Level Math : How to find the perimeter of a triangle

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Example Question #1321 : Isee Lower Level (Grades 5 6) Mathematics Achievement

Find the perimeter of the following triangle:

Triangle6

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the perimeter of a triangle, we will use the following formula:

where a, b, and c are the lengths of the sides of the triangle.

 

Now, given the triangle

Triangle6

we can see it has sides of length 10ft, 6ft, and 12ft.  Knowing this, we can substitute into the formula.  We get

 

Example Question #52 : How To Find The Perimeter Of A Triangle

Find the length of one side of an equilateral triangle that has a perimeter of 27cm.

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The formula to find perimeter of an equilateral triangle is

where a is the length of one side.  We can multiply that by 3, because an equilateral triangle has 3 equal sides.  Now, to find the length of one side, we will solve for a.

So, we know the perimeter of the equilateral triangle is 27cm.  Knowing this, we can substitute.  We get

 

 

 

 

 

Therefore, the length of one side of the equilateral triangle is 9cm.

Example Question #53 : How To Find The Perimeter Of A Triangle

Use the following triangle to answer the question:

Triangle5

Find the perimeter.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the perimeter of a triangle, we will use the following formula:

where a, b, and c are the lengths of the sides of the triangle.

 

Now, given the triangle

Triangle5

we can see that it has sides of length 8ft, 4ft, and 7ft.  So, we get

Example Question #54 : How To Find The Perimeter Of A Triangle

An equilateral triangle has a perimeter of 42 cm. What is the length of one of its sides?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

By definition, an equilateral triangle is a triangle with three equal sides. That is, the length of each side of the triangle is going to be the same.

In this problem, we know that the perimeter (the sum of all the lengths) is 42 cm.

Side 1 + Side 2 + Side 3 = 42 cm.

Since the sides are equal, we can write the following equation. one side of the triangle

 

To find the length of one side of the triangle, we would then divide 3 from both sides.

 Remember that  is the same as

 

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