Determine whether the triangle, the lengths of whose sides are 3cm,4cm,5cm is a right-angled triangle
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Triangle having sides (a - 1) cm, 2√a and (a + 1) cm.
Let ABC be the triangle in which with the sides are AB = (a - 1)cm , BC = (2√ a) cm, CA = (a + 1) cm
Hence, AB² = (a -1)² = a² + 1² -2×a×1
[(a- b)² = a²+b² - 2ab]
AB² = a² + 1 -2a
BC² = (2√ a)²
BC = 4a
CA² = (a + 1)² = a² + 1² + 2×a×1
[(a + b)² = a²+b² + 2ab]
CA² = a² + 1 + 2a
AC² = AB² + BC²
[By pythagoras theorem]
a² + 1 + 2a = a² + 1 - 2a + 4a
a² + 1 + 2a = a² + 1 + 2a
Hence, AC² = AB² + BC²
This proves that ∆ABC is right angled ∆ at B.
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