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Can a right triangle be formed using these squares

Can a right triangle be formed using these squares-example-1
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Answer:B

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User Abolfazl Panbehkar
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Yes. The two smaller squares have a sum of 169 which is the value of the larger square.

a^2 + b^2 = c^2

25 + 144 = 169

It can be done. Notice the figure below shows you how to arrange the squares to give the answer of a^2 + b^2 = c^2

Can a right triangle be formed using these squares-example-1
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