A triangle has side length of 16,63,68. Is it a right triangle?

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Daniele Bertella · Answer 1 · 2018-04-11T03:11:49+0000

No, it's not. The theorem for this is a^2 + b^2 = c^2. The largest length is always the hyponetenuse, so the equation goes to 16^2 + 63^2 = 68^2. Simplifying this yields 256 + 3969 = 4626. Going further, it's 4225 = 4626 which isn't true.

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