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#1 2012-09-29 20:50:06
Right angled Triangle
Let their be a triangle ABC with sides a opposite to A, b opposite to B and c opposite to C. It is right angled at C. If p is the perpendicular from C to AB.
Then Is the following true? If yes, how?
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#2 2012-09-29 21:41:19
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Re: Right angled Triangle
hi Agnishom
Yes it is.
outline of proof follows.
Let AD = x and DB = y as shown in diagram. => x + y = c
Use Pythagoras together with ab = pc in eqn 1
The rest I leave to you. 
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#3 2012-09-29 22:43:26
Re: Right angled Triangle
Putting ab = pc in eqn1:
It was indeed a great one
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