Question

Which of the following are true statements.

Answer 1

Answer:

Second statement is true.

The lengths 7, 40 and 41 can not be sides of a right triangle. The lengths 12, 16, and 20 can be sides of a right triangle.

Step-by-step explanation:

for first part of statement

The lengths 7, 40 and 41 can not be sides of a right triangle.

If the square of long side is equal to the sum of square of other two sides

then the given length can be sides of a right triangle.

Check the given length by Pythagoras Theorem.

$c^{2} =a^{2} +b^{2}$----------(1)

Let $c=41$ and $a = 7$ and $b=40$

Put all the value in equation 1.

$41^{2} =7^{2} +40^{2}$

$1681=49+1600$

$1681=1649$

Therefore, the square of long side is not equal to the sum of square of other two sides, So given lengths 7, 40 and 41 can not be sides of a right triangle.

for second part of statement.

The lengths 12, 16, and 20 can be sides of a right triangle.

Check the given length by Pythagoras Theorem.

Let $c=20$ and $a = 12$ and $b=16$

$20^{2} =12^{2} +16^{2}$

$400=144+256$

$400=400$

Therefore, the square of long side is equal to the sum of square of other two sides, So given the lengths 12, 16, and 20 can be sides of a right triangle.

Therefore, The lengths 7, 40 and 41 can not be sides of a right triangle. The lengths 12, 16, and 20 can be sides of a right triangle.