subject
Mathematics, 27.07.2019 12:00 gonjul5045

Raj made this argument: the triangle inequality theorem states that if the lengths of three sides of a triangle are a, b, and c, then a + b > c. for this reason, since a, b, and c are all positive numbers, the square of a + b must be greater than the square of c. however, for a right triangle, the pythagorean theorem states that if the lengths of the legs are a and b, and if the length of the hypotenuse is c, then a2 + b2 = c2, not a2 + b2 > c2. therefore, since the pythagorean theorem is known to be correct, and since right triangles should adhere to the triangle inequality theorem, the triangle inequality theorem must be incorrect. what is wrong with raj’s argument?

ansver
Answers: 1

Another question on Mathematics

question
Mathematics, 21.06.2019 14:00
In the diagram, the measure of angle 9 is 85° which angle must also measure 85°?
Answers: 3
question
Mathematics, 21.06.2019 18:40
Which compound inequality could be represented by the graph?
Answers: 1
question
Mathematics, 21.06.2019 19:30
Combine the information in the problem and the chart using the average balance method to solve the problem.
Answers: 2
question
Mathematics, 22.06.2019 02:00
Emmanuel added 888 links per minute to his chain mail. allesia started 202020 minutes after emmanuel and added 131313 links per minute to her chain mail. how long had emmanuel worked when allesia caught up to him, and how many links had he added?
Answers: 1
You know the right answer?
Raj made this argument: the triangle inequality theorem states that if the lengths of three sides o...
Questions
question
Mathematics, 02.12.2020 01:00
question
Computers and Technology, 02.12.2020 01:00
question
Mathematics, 02.12.2020 01:00