Question

A triangle has a perimeter of 10 inches. If I were to double the length of each side, then what would be the new perimeter of the triangle? 10 inches 20 inches 40 inches 100 inches

Answer 1

Answer:

20 inches

Explanation:

Given data:

Perimeter of triangle  = 10 inches

Unknown:

New perimeter of triangle = ?

Solution:

The perimeter of a body is the distance around a body.

For a triangle, it is the sum of all its length.

Therefore, if we double the length of each side, the perimeter will also doubt;

        The new perimeter  = 2(10 inches) = 20 inches