Answer:
14.3 yards
Step-by-step explanation:
You want the perimeter of the right triangle with hypotenuse 6 yards and one leg 5 yards.
Missing leg
The other leg of the right triangle can be found using the Pythagorean theorem:
a² +b² = c²
b² = c² -a²
b = √(c² -a²) = √(6² -5²) = √11 ≈ 3.3
The perimeter is ...
P = a + b + c
P = 5 + 3.3 + 6 = 14.3 . . . . yards
The perimeter of the triangle is about 14.3 yards.
