Question

Consider the right angled triangle given below: Which of the following statments is/are true?

(h = hypotenuse, a and b are the perpendicular sides)

• A. hypotenuse is the longest side.
• B. $h^2=a^2+b^2$
• C. The perpendicular sides are always equal
• D. Other two angles are ${45}^0$ each

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (B)

The correct options are
A

hypotenuse is the longest side.

B

$h^2=a^2+b^2$

In a right-angled triangle, the side opposite to ${90}^0$ is the hypotenuse and is the longest side.

The other two perpendicular sides need not be equal

Other two angles need not be ${45}^0$ each

According to Pythagoras theorem, $h^2=a^2+b^2$