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Is it possible to draw a triangle with numbers 5,6,11

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Answer:

No

Explanation:

Let's use the Pythagorean Theorem. For those of you that don't know, it is
a^2 + b^2 = c^2\\.

11 is the bigger side in this case, so our formula would go like this:
5^2 + 6^2 = 11^2\\.

We now calculate to see if this is true.

25 + 36
\\eq 121

Therefore, the answer is wrong.

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