How many triangles ABC can be constructed with angle A = 90^circ, b = AC = 7 cm and a = BC = 5 cm?

  1. 3
  2. 0
  3. 2
  4. 1
Answer

B) 0

With angle A = 90^circ (not acute), the side opposite A must be the longest. Here a = 5 < b = 7, so there is no triangle. SLO M-09-B-30 · Knowledge

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