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A right triangle in a plane is one in which one of the three angles is a right angle. It is obious that the two sides, making up the right angle, must be perpendicular. In symbols, if triangle ABC is a right triangle with angle B as the right angle, then the sides AB and BC are perpendicular.

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Q: Does a right triangle have perpendicular sides?
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Does a triangle have sides that are perpendicular?

No, not in general. Only a right triangle has two sides which are perpendicular.


What are the perpendicular sides of a right triangle called?

The perpendicular sides of a right triangle are its legs. The remaining side is the hypotenuse.


How many pairs of perpendicular sides does a right triangle have?

Perpendicular means meeting at a right angle. A right triangle has 2 sides that are perpendicular, so it has 1 pair of sides that are perpendicular They are known as the "legs" of the right triangle.


Can a right triangle have perpendicular sides?

No


Does a triangle have parallel and perpendicular sides?

A triangle has no parallel sides but in the form of a right angle triangle it has perpendicular lines that meet at right angles which is 90 degrees.


Which triangle with two sides perpendicular and no two sides congruent?

That would be a right triangle. The perpendicular lines make up the right angle.


What triangle has perpendicular sides?

Right triangle or 90 degree triangle.


Does obtuse triangles have perpendicular sides?

No but a right angle triangle has perpendicular sides and an hypotenuse.


What type of triangle has 2 perpendicular sides?

A right triangle.


What triangle must have a pair of perpendicular sides?

A right triangle.


Does the triangle has parallel side and perpendicular side?

No triangle can have parallel sides but a right angle triangle has perpendicular sides that meet at 90 degrees


Are all the sides of a right triangle perpendicular?

If you have a triangle then one of the sides cannot be perpendicular to the other two. It is true for a square but it is impossible with a triangle. Definition of perpendicular: Being at right angles to the horizontal; vertical.