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How to determine if a triangle is a right triangle with pythagorean theorem?

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square the base, height and hypotenuse
add the base and height together and if it equals the hypotenuse it is a right triangle
example:
base = 3, height = 4, hypotenuse = 5

3^2 + 4^2 = 9 + 16 = 25

5^2 = 25

25 = 25 so that would be a right triangle.


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