Is the triangle right-angled?
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Is the triangle right-angled?
To determine if the triangle with sides , , and is a right triangle, we will apply the reverse Pythagorean Theorem.
According to the Pythagorean Theorem, in a right triangle the square of the length of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the lengths of the other two sides. Therefore, we check if:
Calculating, we have:
Thus,
Since , the condition fails to hold for any permutation of the given side lengths, indicating that none of the angles in the triangle is a right angle. Therefore, the triangle is not a right-angled triangle.
Therefore, the answer to the problem is .
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Look at the triangle in the diagram. How long is side AB?
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