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?
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.
The perimeter is 9 + √41
The answer is B.