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Example Question #1 : How To Find The Perimeter Of An Acute / Obtuse Triangle

The side lengths of a triangle are $2x, 8x, \text{ and } 4x$ $\displaystyle 2x, 8x, \text{ and } 4x$ . Find the perimeter of the triangle.

Possible Answers:

$\displaystyle 14$

12x $\displaystyle 12x$

30x $\displaystyle 30x$

14x $\displaystyle 14x$

Correct answer:

14x $\displaystyle 14x$

Explanation:

To find the perimeter of a triangle, add up its side lengths.

$\displaystyle 2x+8x+4x=14x$

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Example Question #2 : How To Find The Perimeter Of An Acute / Obtuse Triangle

The side lengths of a triangle, in inches, are $\displaystyle 5, 6, 10$ . Find the perimeter of this triangle.

Possible Answers:

$\displaystyle 11$

$\displaystyle 20$

$\displaystyle 19$

$\displaystyle 21$

Correct answer:

$\displaystyle 21$

Explanation:

Find the perimeter of a triangle by adding up all its sides.

$\displaystyle 5+6+10=21$

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Example Question #3 : How To Find The Perimeter Of An Acute / Obtuse Triangle

A triangle has side lengths $\displaystyle 5$ , $\displaystyle 12$ , and $\displaystyle 14$ . What is the perimeter of this triangle?

Possible Answers:

$\displaystyle 19$

$\displaystyle 31$

$\displaystyle 26$

$\displaystyle 36$

Correct answer:

$\displaystyle 31$

Explanation:

To find the perimeter of a triangle, add up all the side lengths.

$\text{Perimeter}=5+12+14=31$ $\displaystyle \text{Perimeter}=5+12+14=31$

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Example Question #4 : How To Find The Perimeter Of An Acute / Obtuse Triangle

In terms of $\displaystyle x$ , find the perimeter of a triangle with side lengths of $\text{12x, 4x, x-2}$ $\displaystyle \text{12x, 4x, x-2}$ .

Possible Answers:

7x-2 $\displaystyle 7x-2$

14x-8 $\displaystyle 14x-8$

17x-2 $\displaystyle 17x-2$

17x+2 $\displaystyle 17x+2$

Correct answer:

17x-2 $\displaystyle 17x-2$

Explanation:

To find the perimeter of a triangle, add up all of its sides.

$\text{Perimeter}=12x+4x+x-2=17x-2$ $\displaystyle \text{Perimeter}=12x+4x+x-2=17x-2$

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Example Question #5 : How To Find The Perimeter Of An Acute / Obtuse Triangle

In terms of $\displaystyle a$ , find the perimeter of a triangle with side lengths $\text{5a-2, 3a, 9a-9}$ $\displaystyle \text{5a-2, 3a, 9a-9}$ .

Possible Answers:

17a-7 $\displaystyle 17a-7$

17a-11 $\displaystyle 17a-11$

7a-7 $\displaystyle 7a-7$

19a+5 $\displaystyle 19a+5$

Correct answer:

17a-11 $\displaystyle 17a-11$

Explanation:

To find the perimeter of a triangle, add up all of its sides.

$\text{Perimeter}=5a-2+3a+9a-9=17a-11$ $\displaystyle \text{Perimeter}=5a-2+3a+9a-9=17a-11$

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Example Question #6 : How To Find The Perimeter Of An Acute / Obtuse Triangle

In terms of $\displaystyle b$ , find the perimeter of a triangle with side lengths of $\text{b+6, b-8, 4b-2}$ $\displaystyle \text{b+6, b-8, 4b-2}$ .

Possible Answers:

6b-4 $\displaystyle 6b-4$

2b-4 $\displaystyle 2b-4$

6b+4 $\displaystyle 6b+4$

2b+4 $\displaystyle 2b+4$

Correct answer:

6b-4 $\displaystyle 6b-4$

Explanation:

To find the perimeter of a triangle, add up all of its sides.

$\text{Perimeter}=b+6+b-8+4b-2=6b-4$ $\displaystyle \text{Perimeter}=b+6+b-8+4b-2=6b-4$

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Example Question #7 : How To Find The Perimeter Of An Acute / Obtuse Triangle

In terms of $\displaystyle c$ , find the perimeter of a triangle with side lengths of $\text{3c-9, -c+10, and 2c-1}$ $\displaystyle \text{3c-9, -c+10, and 2c-1}$ .

Possible Answers:

$\displaystyle 4c$

4c-1 $\displaystyle 4c-1$

$\displaystyle 5c$

5c+1 $\displaystyle 5c+1$

Correct answer:

$\displaystyle 4c$

Explanation:

To find the perimeter of a triangle, add up all of its sides.

$\text{Perimeter}=3c-9-c+10+2c-1=4c$ $\displaystyle \text{Perimeter}=3c-9-c+10+2c-1=4c$

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Example Question #1 : How To Find The Perimeter Of An Acute / Obtuse Triangle

Find the perimeter of a triangle with side lengths $45, 40,\text{ and }35$ $\displaystyle 45, 40,\text{ and }35$ .

Possible Answers:

115 $\displaystyle 115$

120 $\displaystyle 120$

130 $\displaystyle 130$

110 $\displaystyle 110$

Correct answer:

120 $\displaystyle 120$

Explanation:

To find the perimeter of a triangle, add up all of its sides.

$\text{Perimeter}=45+35+40=120$ $\displaystyle \text{Perimeter}=45+35+40=120$

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Example Question #2 : How To Find The Perimeter Of An Acute / Obtuse Triangle

Bill has a triangular garden that he needs to fence. The garden has side lengths of $\text{9 feet, 10 feet, and 12 feet}$ $\displaystyle \text{9 feet, 10 feet, and 12 feet}$ . In feet, how much fencing will Bill need?

Possible Answers:

31ft $\displaystyle 31ft$

22ft $\displaystyle 22ft$

36ft $\displaystyle 36ft$

35ft $\displaystyle 35ft$

Correct answer:

31ft $\displaystyle 31ft$

Explanation:

To find how much fencing Bill needs, you will need to find the perimeter of the triangle. The perimeter of a triangle is found by adding up all the sides together.

$\text{Perimeter}=9+10+12=31$ $\displaystyle \text{Perimeter}=9+10+12=31$

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Example Question #101 : Properties Of Triangles

Find the perimeter of a triangle with side lengths of $\displaystyle 12, 12, 18$ .

Possible Answers:

$\displaystyle 22$

$\displaystyle 42$

$\displaystyle 52$

$\displaystyle 32$

Correct answer:

$\displaystyle 42$

Explanation:

To find the perimeter of a triangle, add up all of its sides.

$\text{Perimeter}=12+12+18=42$ $\displaystyle \text{Perimeter}=12+12+18=42$

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SSAT Upper Level Math : How to find the perimeter of an acute / obtuse triangle

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