Find the perimeter of the trapezoid

Perimeter you add up all the sides.  If it is a horizontal or vertical line, you just write those values for the side lengths.  For the slanted one, I would use pythagorean theorem to solve it.

Step-by-step explanation:

If we make a right triangle using vertical and horizontal lines. We will find that a = 6, and b = 12.  Find the square root of the sum of a squared plus b squared.  That will tell you C.  Then add C to the other 3 sides and that will give you the perimeter.

tangent

step-by-step explanation:

step-by-step explanation:

points a and b are equidistant from the desired line, so the line you find by using them will go through point r.

using points other than a and b will give the desired line only if they are equidistant from r. if they are randomly located, the perpendicular line you create will not necessarily go through point r, hence will not be a solution to the problem.