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I need help with Pythagorean theorem. If both the legs of a triangle are 5 and 7 and the hypotenuse is 13, is it a right triangle? I’m confused.
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I need help with Pythagorean theorem.

If both the legs of a triangle are 5 and 7 and the hypotenuse is 13, is it a right triangle? I’m confused.

User Theo Lenndorff
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No it is not a right triangle
User Orkun
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5^2+7^2=25+49=74

so 13^2=169

74 is not equare 169 so it is not a trainagle

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