Question

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(i) In a right triangle, the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the ...... of the squares of the other two sides.
(ii) If the square of one side of a triangle s equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides then the triangle is ...... .
(iii) Of all the line segments that can be drawn to a given line from a given point outside it, the ...... is the shortest.

Answer 1

(i) In a right triangle, the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides.
(ii) If the square of one side of a triangle s equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides then the triangle is right angled.
(iii) Of all the line segments that can be drawn to a given line from a given point outside it, the perpendicular is the shortest.