What is the perimeter of a triangle with sides 5 and 4 that has the maximum possible area?

What is the perimeter of a triangle with sides 5 and 4 that has the maximum possible area?

Quiz

Answer/Solution

9 + √41

Steps/Work

We can maximize the area of the triangle by making these two sides the base and the height of a right angle triangle. Then the third side is the hypotenuse with a length of √(25+16) = √41
The perimeter is 9 + √41
The answer is B.