if a right triangle has sides of 6 cm, 8cm, and 1 dm what is its perimeter in centimeters?
all you have to know is that 1 dm = 10 cm
24 cm
To find the perimeter of a triangle, you need to add up the lengths of all three sides. In this case, you have a right triangle with sides measuring 6 cm, 8 cm, and 1 dm. However, it is important to have consistent units for all the sides.
First, let's convert 1 dm to centimeters. Since 1 dm is equal to 10 cm, the conversion gives us:
1 dm = 10 cm
Now we can calculate the perimeter by adding up the lengths of the three sides:
Perimeter = 6 cm + 8 cm + 10 cm
= 24 cm
Therefore, the perimeter of the right triangle is 24 centimeters.