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What is the radius of the circle which circumscribes the triangle ABC whose sides are 16, 30, and 34 units respectively?
Question

What is the radius of the circle which circumscribes the triangle ABC whose sides are 16, 30, and 34 units respectively?

A.

16 units

B.

17 units

C.

28 units

D.

34 units

Correct option is B

Given:
Sides of the triangle are 16 units, 30 units and 34 units.
Formula Used: Circum-radius of right angle triangle =


Solution:
The sides of the triangle given are Pythagorean triplets. So, the hypotenuse = 34 units
The circumradius of a right-angled triangle =

= 17 units
Information Booster:
Here are some key Pythagorean triplets that are valuable and worth remembering.

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