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Squares are drawn on the sides of a right triangle. Two of their areas are given. What is the area of the largest square?

Class 8Pythagoras TheoremGeometry

A $25 cm^{2}$
B $144 cm^{2}$
C $7 cm^{2}$
D $5 cm^{2}$

Step-by-Step Solution

Area on the hypotenuse = sum of the other two areas

= 9 + 16 = 25 cm^{2}

. (5 cm would be its side.)

Answer: A)

25 cm^{2}

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