36. Royce plans to construct a triangular flower bed on the corner of his property where a sidewalk forms a right angle. The flower bed and the lengths, in feet, of 2 of its sides are shown in the figure below. The flower bed will be enclosed by a garden fence that is set up along its entire perimeter. To the nearest foot, how many feet of garden fence will enclose the flower bed?
Your Answer is
Correct Answer is J
Explanation
According to the Pythagorean theorem, it can be seen that the hypotenuse of the triangle is about 7. Therefore, the perimeter of the flower bed of the entire triangle is 17.