Problem Solving (PS) | if the length of two sides of a triangle are 6 and 8 units, which of t

This type of question..theoretically shouldn't appear on the GMAT because it's purely testing a mathematics rule and NOT intuition nor how one thinks and solves problems.

But here goes, the trick is to realize that given 3 sides of a triangle, the area of a triangle is the largest when a triangle is a RIGHT triangle. You can find detailed proof of this with Google but here's an easy analogy:

Let's say you have a triangle of side a, b and let's say we are going to use a and b to calculate the
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