SOLUTION: If ∆ABC is a right scalene triangle and ∠C is the right angle, BC is the longest side, true or false?
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Question 952281: If ∆ABC is a right scalene triangle and ∠C is the right angle, BC is the longest side, true or false?
Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, EdenWolf:
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Answer by EdenWolf(517) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let us draw the triangle. We can draw it two ways. (This is a scalene triangle because none of the sides are exactly the same length.)
In a triangle, the hypotenuse is the longest side. This is not the case here, thus it is false.
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