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2 marksDifficulty: Easy
State the relation between the sides and the angles of a triangle.
Original Khojo Papers practice question — not from a past board paper.
Answer
In any triangle the greater side has the greater angle opposite to it, and conversely the greater angle has the greater side opposite to it.
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Explanation
This is why the hypotenuse, opposite the right angle, is the longest side of a right-angled triangle.
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