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by vinay1983 » Fri Aug 23, 2013 4:50 am
Is the area of a right angled triangle >25 sq.ft?

1. One of the perpendicular sides is 6 feet.
2. The largest side is 6 feet

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by Brent@GMATPrepNow » Fri Aug 23, 2013 5:13 am
vinay1983 wrote:Is the area of a right angled triangle >25 sq.ft?

1. One of the perpendicular sides is 6 feet.
2. The largest side is 6 feet
Hi Vinay1983,

Are you sure you transcribed the question correctly?
The longest side in a right triangle cannot be one of the perpendicular sides (aka "leg"); the longest side must be the hypotenuse.

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