CBSE Class 10 Maths (Basic) 2024 · Paper 430/3/1 · Question 27
The altitude of a right-angled triangle is cm less than its base. If its hypotenuse is cm long, then
- (a)represent the above information in the form of a quadratic equation;
- (b)find the length of the sides of the triangle.
Answer
(a) Taking the base as cm, the altitude is cm and , that is ; (b) Base cm, altitude cm, hypotenuse cm.
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