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Question
Choose the correct alternative:
If length of sides of a triangle are a, b, c and a2 + b2 = c2, then which type of triangle it is?
Options
Obtuse angled triangle
Acute angled triangle
Equilateral triangle
Right angled triangle
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Solution
Right angled triangle
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