The side lengths of a triangle are given. 3,4,5 Explain how you know which side will be opposite the right angle
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To answer this question we will have to make use of <u>the Isosceles Triangle Theorem</u> which states that the perpendicular bisector of the base of an isosceles triangle is also the angle bisector of the vertex angle. Thus, as a corollary we know that is EF is the angle bisector of the vertex angle ∠E, then, EF is the perpendicular bisector of the of the base DK.
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As EF is the angle bisector as given in the question, thus we will have:
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Also, from the Theorem we know that KF will be half of DK and thus, KF will be: centimeters.
Likewise, from the same theorem we have:
