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If x and y are positive numbers with x>y, show that a triangle with sides of lengths 2xy, x^2-y^2, and x^2+y^2 and is always a right triangle?

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abrand01

Answer: 2xy

Step-by-step explanation: We know that x%5E2+%2B+y%5E2 must be the longest side of the triangle (it cannot be 2xy, I will demonstrate why afterwards). By the Pythagorean theorem,

. Therefore this is a right triangle.

The only "assumption" we had to make was that x%5E2+%2B+y%5E2+%3E+2xy, but this is easy to prove. By the AM-GM inequality, %28x%5E2+%2B+y%5E2%29%2F2+%3E=+sqrt%28x%5E2y%5E2%29+=+xy. Multiplying both sides by 2, x%5E2+%2B+y%5E2+%3E=+2xy. Equality occurs only when x+=+y, but this cannot be true, so x%5E2+%2B+y%5E2 is strictly greater than 2xy.

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