Intermediate Algebra (6th Edition)

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Chapter 7 - Section 7.4 - Adding, Subtracting, and Multiplying Radical Expressions - Exercise Set - Page 439: 46

Answer

($6\sqrt{2}+3\sqrt{5}$ ) meters

Work Step by Step

Adding all the sides of the triangle, the perimeter is \begin{array}{l}\require{cancel} \sqrt{8}+\sqrt{32}+\sqrt{45} .\end{array} Using the properties of radicals, the expression above simplifies to \begin{array}{l}\require{cancel} \sqrt{4\cdot2}+\sqrt{16\cdot2}+\sqrt{9\cdot5} \\\\= \sqrt{(2)^2\cdot2}+\sqrt{(4)^2\cdot2}+\sqrt{(3)^2\cdot5} \\\\= 2\sqrt{2}+4\sqrt{2}+3\sqrt{5} \\\\= 6\sqrt{2}+3\sqrt{5} .\end{array}
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