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A Right Triangle Has Hypotenuse P Cm and One Side Q Cm. If P - Q = 1, Find the Length of Third Side of the Triangle. - Mathematics

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A right triangle has hypotenuse p cm and one side q cm. If p - q = 1, find the length of third side of the triangle.

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उत्तर

Hypotenuse = p cm
One side = q cm
Let the length of the third side be x cm.
Using Pythagoras theorem,
x2 = p2 - q2 = (p + q)(p - q)
= (p ++ q) x 1   ...[∵ p - q = 1, given]
= p + q
∴ x = `sqrt("p" + "q")`
Thus, the length of the third side of the triangle is `sqrt("p" + "q")"cm"`.

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अध्याय 17: Pythagoras Theorem - Exercise 17.1

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अध्याय 17 Pythagoras Theorem
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