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The perimeter of a shape is the distance all the way around it.

The perimeter doesn't have sides.

If it's a right triangle, you use the Pythagorean theorem: a2 + b2 = c2, where c is the length of the hypotenuse and a and b are the lengths of the other two sides. Also, if angle A is the angle opposite side a and angle B is the angle opposite side b, sin A = cos B = a ÷ c, sin B = cos A = b ÷ c, tan A = a ÷ b, and tan B = b ÷ a. With these equations you should be able to calculate the length of any side of a right triangle given either the lengths of the other two sides or given the length of one side and the magnitude of angle A or angle B.

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