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Which of the following can be the sides of right triangle? (A) 5cm, 8cm, 17cm (B) 8cm, 15cm, 17cm

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Answer:

B) 8cm, 15cm, 17cm

Explanation:

We will use angle sum property for this question. (Angle sum property means the addition of the 2 smallest sides have to be larger or equal to the biggest side)

We will try it with all the options.

Option A) 5+8=13. Which is not greater then 17 so it cant be a right triangle.

Option B) 8+15=23. Which is greater then 17 so it can be a right triangle

Hope I helped

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