What is the perimeter of a triangle with sides 7 and 4 that has the maximum possible area?	Answers.
A) 11 + √5 B) 11 + √6 C) 11 + 4√7 D) 11 + √65 E) 11 + 3√17
We can maximize the area of the triangle by making these two sides the base and the height of a right angle triangle. Then the third side is the hypotenuse with a length of √(49+16)= 
<gadget id="calculator">(49+16)</gadget>
<output>65</output>
√65   The perimeter is 11 + √65   The answer is 11 + √65.
<result>D</result>
What is the perimeter of a triangle with sides 7 and 4 that has the maximum possible area?