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Which of the following is a correct statement about the Pythagoras Theorem?

Class 10Triangles (Similarity)Geometry — Similarity
  • AIt holds for every triangle
  • BIt holds only for right-angled triangles
  • CIt holds only for equilateral triangles
  • DIt holds only for isosceles triangles

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The relation holds only when the angle opposite is 90°, i.e. only for right-angled triangles.
Answer: B) It holds only for right-angled triangles

Key idea: Pythagoras Theorem (and its converse)

**Theorem**: In a right triangle with legs a, and hypotenuse .

**Proof using similar triangles**:
In Δ right-angled at , drop perpendicular from to meeting it at .
- Δ ~ Δ: shared ∠A, both right-angled).
- Δ ~ Δ: shared ∠, both right-angled).
From Δ ~ Δ.
From Δ ~ Δ.
Add: .
So . ∎

**Converse**: if in a triangle, then the triangle is right-angled at the vertex opposite .

**Pythagorean triples**: integer triples (a, , c) with . Examples: (3, 4, 5), (5, 12, 13), (8, 15, 17), (7, 24, 25).

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