Question
â–³ABC is a triangle, right angled at B. BD is a perpendicular to AC as shown. Which of the following is true?
Answer: Option C
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C
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C
Since ΔADB and ΔDBC are right triangles, using Pythagoras theorem, we can write:
AB2=AD2+BD2Â Â ...(1)
BC2=CD2+BD2Â Â ...(2)
Subracting (2) from (1), we get,
AB2=AD2+BD2BC2=CD2+BD2(−)        (−)     (−)–––––––––––––––––––––AB2−BC2=AD2−CD2
Rearranging, we get,
⇒AB2+CD2=AD2+BC2
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