Is a triangle with sides of lengths 32, 60, and 68 a right triangle?
1 Answer
Apr 1, 2018
Explanation:
#"using the "color(blue)"converse of Pythagoras' theorem"#
#• " if the square of the longest side is equal to the sum of"#
#color(white)(xxx)"the other two sides squared then it is a right triangle"#
#"longest side "=68#
#rArr68^2=4624#
#rArr32^2+60^2=1024+3600=4624#
#rArr32, 60" and "68" are the sides of a right triangle"#