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the endpoints of a trinagle are (1,2), (3, -4), and (-4,5). find the perimeter.

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d1 the distance between (1,2) and (3, -4) is:


d1^2 = (1-3)^2 + (2-(-4))^2


d1^2 = 40


d2 the distance between (3, -4), and (-4,5) is:


d2^2 = (3-(-4))^2 + ((-4)-5)^2


d2^2 = 130


d3 the distance between (1,2) and (-4, 5) is:


d3^2 = (1-(-4))^2 + (2-4)^2


d3^2 = 29


the perimeter is the sum of these 3 distances


P = (40)^0.5 + (130)^0.5 + (29)^0.5


P = 23.22


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