CBSE Class 10 Maths (Basic) 2020 · Paper 430/3/1 · Question 38(a)
In a right triangle, prove that the square of the hypotenuse is equal to sum of squares of the other two sides.
Answer
By the altitude-on-hypotenuse similarity, ; the square of the hypotenuse equals the sum of the squares of the other two sides.
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