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Right-Angled Triangle – Definition, Facts & Example

What is Right Angled Triangle?

A triangle whose one angle is a right angle is called a right-angled triangle.

In given fig., angle B= 90°, so angle ABC is a right-angled triangle.


Right Triangle

Facts

In a right-angled triangle, one angle is a right angle and the left two angles are acute angles.

The side opposite to the right angle is called the hypotenuse.

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