how to find perimeter of triangle

Triangle Perimeter Calculator

Solve the perimeter of a triangle using three sides, two sides & one angle, or one side & two angles with the calculator below.

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How to Calculate Triangle Perimeter

The perimeter of a triangle is the distance, or length, of the boundary around the shape. The perimeter of a triangle is the sum of its sides.

Unlike area, the perimeter is the distance around the shape, not the amount of space the shape consumes.

The formula to solve the perimeter of a triangle given all three sides is:

p = a + b + c

Thus, the perimeter p is equal to side a plus side b plus side c.

diagram of a triangle showing three sides used to solve perimeter

How to Solve Triangle Perimeter Without Three Sides

Solving the perimeter of a triangle requires knowing the length of all three sides. If the length of the sides is unknown then it will be necessary to solve the length of the sides first.

Finding the length of the sides of a triangle can be done a few ways, depending on what parts of the triangle are known.

How Solve Perimeter using Two Sides and One Angle

diagram of a triangle showing aides a & b and angle gamma

If two sides and the adjacent angle are known then the perimeter of the triangle can be found using this formula:

p = a + b + (a² + b² – 2 × a × b × cos(γ))

The perimeter p is equal to side a plus side b plus the square root of side a squared plus side b squared minus 2 times side a times side b times the cosine of angle γ.