SOLUTION: This is a question from the chapter 'Sets' which is related to Geometry: Triangles. Name the triangle from the below given options: a) Isosceles triangle b) Obtuse angled tria

Question 826064: This is a question from the chapter 'Sets' which is related to Geometry: Triangles.
Name the triangle from the below given options:
a) Isosceles triangle
b) Obtuse angled triangle
c) Equilateral triangle
d) Right angled triangle
So, the question is:
A triangle has sides 6 cm, 8 cm and 10 cm.
What triangle is it? Choose from the given options.
I thought the answer would be Obtuse or Right angled triangle, but the answer in the textbook is Isosceles triangle.
Can you explain why?

Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Isosceles triangle has to have two equal sides.
The correct answer is D) Right triangle.
All three side are different.
This is a version of the classic 3,4,5 right triangle.
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