Q.If \(AC = BC\) in a triangle and \(AB^2 = 2AC^2\), then the measure of \(\angle C\) is _____. (a) 30° (b) 45° (c) 60° (d) 90°
Answer: D
\(\because\) AB\(^2\) = 2AC\(^2\)
Or, AB\(^2\) = AC\(^2\) + AC\(^2\)
Or, AB\(^2\) = BC\(^2\) + AC\(^2\) [\(\because\) AC = BC]
\(\therefore\) \( \triangle ABC \) is a right-angled isosceles triangle with AB as the hypotenuse.
Thus, the angle opposite to the hypotenuse AB, \(\angle C\), is a right angle, i.e., \(\angle C = 90^\circ\).
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