Prove the following theorem indirectly. We will give you a start.
Prove that a triangle cannot have two right angles.
A triangle cannot have two right angles. Suppose a triangle had two right angles.
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
it cant because it would then have more than 3 sides
OpenStudy (anonymous):
hhhmmm
OpenStudy (anonymous):
right or wrong
OpenStudy (anonymous):
If it had 2 right angles, then it would have 2 ninety degree angles. So those two angles would add to 90+90 = 180 degrees.
But there are 3 angles to any triangle and they always add to 180 degrees. If the first two add to 180 degrees, then the 3rd remaining angle must be 0 degrees, which doesn't make much sense.
OpenStudy (anonymous):
So this proves that a triangle cannot have two right angles.
Side note: if a triangle does have a right angle, then it is known as a right triangle.
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
better explaination
OpenStudy (anonymous):
what u think
OpenStudy (anonymous):
umm u went into great detail
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lol
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im so lost lol
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
the answer is no
OpenStudy (anonymous):
dont be lost the answer is no my explaination just tells you why