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Triangle ABC has a perimiter of 22cm AB=8cm BC=5cm by calculation deduce whether triangle ABC is a right-angled triangle

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Answer:

ABC is not a right triangle

Explanation:

The computation is shown below:

AC is

= Perimeter - (AB + BC)

= 22 - (8+5)

= 22 - 13

= 9

Now

= 9^2 + 13^2

= 81 +169

= 250

And, the perimeter is

= 22^2

= 484

Since the amount are not equivalent therefore ABC is not a right triangle

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