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Assertion (A): Sides of a triangle are 9 cm, 12 cm and 15 cm. This triangle is both scalene triangle and right angle triangle.

Reason (R): Area of a right triangle = 12\dfrac{1}{2} x base x height.

  1. Assertion (A) is true, Reason (R) is false.

  2. Assertion (A) is false, Reason (R) is true.

  3. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, and Reason (R) is the correct reason for Assertion (A).

  4. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct reason (or explanation) for Assertion (A).

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Given, sides of a triangle are 9 cm, 12 cm and 15 cm.

A scalene triangle is a triangle in which all three sides have different lengths.

The given side lengths are 9 cm, 12 cm, and 15 cm. All these lengths are distinct.

Therefore, it is a scalene triangle.

If the square of the longest side equals the sum of the squares of the other two sides, then it's a right-angled triangle.

The longest side is 15 cm.

Let's check: 152 = 92 + 122

⇒ 225 = 81 + 144

⇒ 225 = 225

Since the equality holds, the triangle is a right-angled triangle.

∴ Assertion (A) is true.

By formula,

Area of a right triangle = 12\dfrac{1}{2} x base x height.

∴ Reason (R) is true.

∴ Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct reason (or explanation) for Assertion (A).

Hence, option 4 is the correct option.

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