Triangle ABC has side lengths 8 inches, 17 inches, and 15 inches. Sofia uses the following steps to conclude that triangle ABC i
s not a right triangle.
What mistake did Sofia make?
A Sofia made a calculation error.
B Sofia used the length of one of the legs as c when she should have used the length of the longest side as c.
C Sofia does not know if triangle ABC is a right triangle, so she cannot use the Pythagorean Theorem or its converse.
D Sofia’s conclusion is incorrect. When the sides of a triangle do not satisfy a2+b2=c2, you cannot conclude that the triangle is a right triangle.
What mistake did Sofia make?
A Sofia made a calculation error.
B Sofia used the length of one of the legs as c when she should have used the length of the longest side as c.
C Sofia does not know if triangle ABC is a right triangle, so she cannot use the Pythagorean Theorem or its converse.
D Sofia’s conclusion is incorrect. When the sides of a triangle do not satisfy a2+b2=c2, you cannot conclude that the triangle is a right triangle.
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The points of intersection of the line are;
(x₁, y₁) = (- 0.4, 5.2),
(x₂, y₂) = (-0.8, 4.4),
(x₃, y₃) = (0, 4)
Determine the base
b² = c² -a²
b = √(-0.8)² + (4 - 4.4)²
b = 2√5 / 5
Determine the height
h = √((- 0.4) - (- 0.8))² + (5.2 - 4.4)²
height = 2√5 / 5
For the hypotenuse
r = √2 · b
r = 2√10 / 5
<h3>Determine the Perimeter and area</h3>Perimeter = s1+s2+s3
Perimeter = 2√5 / 5 + 2√5 / 5 + 2√10 / 5
Perimeter = (2√10 + 4√5) / 5 units
<u>For the area</u>
area = 1/2* base * height
A = 0.5 · (2√5 / 5) · (2√5 / 5)
A = 2/5 square units
Hence the area and perimeter of the triangle is 2/5 square units and (2√10 + 4√5) / 5 units
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