Verifying a Right Triangle: Is a Triangle with Sides 6, 6, and 12 Right-Angled?

Is the triangle right-angled?

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Is the triangle right-angled?

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To determine if the triangle with sides AB=6 AB = 6 , BC=12 BC = 12 , and CA=6 CA = 6 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:

  • 122=62+62 12^2 = 6^2 + 6^2

Calculating, we have:

122=144 12^2 = 144
62=36 6^2 = 36
Thus, 62+62=36+36=72 6^2 + 6^2 = 36 + 36 = 72

Since 14472 144 \neq 72 , the condition c2=a2+b2 c^2 = a^2 + b^2 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 No \text{No} .

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No

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Consider a right-angled triangle, AB = 8 cm and AC = 6 cm.
Calculate the length of side BC.

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