Question

d) The front of the stage, side C, is 50 feet long. A 40-foot rope runs along the side of square B. A 30-foot rope runs along the side of square A. Is the roped off area, triangle ABC, a right triangle? Explain. (2 points)

Answer 1

It is a right triangle

Answer 2

Yes, this is a right triangle!

The ratio is identifiable as a 3:4:5 triangle, one of the ratios to tell if a triangle is a right triangle