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Do the side lengths 5 inches, 7inches, and 9 inches in form of a right triangle

User Narner
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use pythagorean theorem

a^2 +b^2 = c^2 to check

5^2 +7^2 =9^2

25 +49 = 81

74 does not = 81 so it is not a right triangle

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