Question

Does 3 and the square roots of 8 and 17 form a right triangle

Answer 1

If it’s is a right triangle then
A^2 + B^2 = C^2
3^2 + (square root of 8)^2 = 17^2

I don’t have a calculator but type that in and if it doesn’t equal 17^2 than the answer is no it doesn’t make a right triangle