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A triangle has side lengths of 3cm, 4cm, and, 6cm. Is it a right triangle explain?
Let us assume
Hypotenuse(h) = 6cm
Base(b) = 3cm
Altitude(a) = 4cm
According to the Pythagoras theorem,
Hypotenuse2 = Altitude2 + Base2
h2 = a2 + b2
⇒ h2 = 3² + 4²
= 9 +16 = 25
According to given hypotenuse h,
h2 = 62 = 36
The measures do not match
We cannot have a right triangle with the given measures.
No these sides do not represnt right angle triangle.