Mrs. Donelly drew the triangle above on the chalkboard and asked her students to write down possible side lengths for a, b, and c. Edward wrote down that a = 8, b = 15, and c = 17.
Louis wrote down that a = 2, b = 4, and c = 6.
Which student's answer is correct and why? What could the side lengths be changed to on the incorrect response in order to make
it a correct answer?

the answer is b.

step-by-step explanation:

perimeter = 10 +  √10  units

explanation:

first, we will need to get the length of each line using the distance formula which is as follows:

distance = 

1- length of ab:

ab =   = 5 units

2- length of ac

length of ac is the same as ab = 5 units

3- length of bc:

bc =   =  √10  units

now, we can get the perimeter by adding the side lengths as follows:

perimeter = 5 + 5 +  √10

perimeter = 10 +  √10  units

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