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Question
Show that the triangle ABC is a right-angled triangle; if: AB = 9 cm, BC = 40 cm and AC = 41 cm
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Solution
AB = 9 cm
CB = 40 cm
AC = 41 cm

The given triangle will be a right-angled triangle if square of its largest side is equal to the sum of the squares on the other two sides.
According to Pythagoras Theorem,
(AC)2 = (BC)2 + (AB)2
(41)2 = (40)2 + (9)2
1681 = 1600 + 81
1681 = 1681
Hence, it is a right-angled triangle ABC.
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