Answer the following questions related to the converse of the Pythagorean theorem.
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Problem
Answer the following questions related to the converse of the Pythagorean theorem.
(i) State the converse of the Pythagorean theorem.
(ii) Give a logical justification, citing congruence of triangles, to explain why the converse is true. Your explanation should be in 4–6 clear steps and must explicitly mention the role of the longest side.