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Describe Right Angled Triangle


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The definition for a right triangle states that if one of the angles of a triangle is a right angle - 90º, the triangle is called a right-angled triangle or simply, a right triangle. In the given image, triangle ABC is a right triangle, where we have the base, the altitude, and the hypotenuse. Here AB is the base, AC is the altitude, and BC is the hypotenuse.

Here we can have understood the distinct features of a right triangle. The features of triangle ABC are as follows:

  • AC is the height, altitude, or perpendicular
  • AB is the base
  • ACAB
  • A=90º

The side BC opposite to the right angle is called the hypotenuse and it is the longest side of the right triangle.


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