Question

Given the three side lengths, how can you tell if a triangle is a right triangleWhich scenario cannot be modeled by a right triangle?

A 13-foot ladder is placed 5 feet away from a wall. The distance from the ground straight up to the top of the wall is 12 feet.
Wendy leaves school to go home. She walks 60 yards north and then 80 yards west. She is 10 yards from the school.
The dimensions of a triangular-shaped garden are 28 yards, 53 yards, and 45 yards.
A Babylonian writing mentioned a triangle with side lengths 120, 169, and 119.

Answer 1

if the sides satisfy the pythagorean’s theorem(a^2+b^2 = c^2). a and b being the legs and c being the hypotenuse. just plug in and solve. :)3.......................................

Answer 2

B

Explanation:

A right-triangle obeys the Pythagorean relationship where the sum of squares of two sides equal the square of the other side.

In A; 12²+5²=13²

In B; 60²+80²=100² NOT 10²

In C; 28²+45²=53²

In D; 120²+119²=169²