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Determine whether a triangle with the given side lengths is a right triangle angle: 15 cm, 17 cm and 19 cm

Yes or No_________

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No because if you add all of those up then you get 51 and a right triangle is 90 degrees are
User Lost Baby
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Do Pythagorean Theorem
Let’s say:
a= 15
b=17
c=19

the formula for Pythagorean theorem is a^2+b^2=c^2

15^2+17^2=19^2
225+289=361
514=361

Since we didn’t get a true statement the triangle is not a right triangle
User Pria
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