A triangle has side lengths of 15, 20, and 25. What type of triangle is it?

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A triangle has side lengths of 15, 20, and 25. What type of triangle is it?

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middle-school

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It is a right triangle.

The side lengths form a pythagorean triple. Let's plug the values in to check this.

15^2+20^2= 25^2
225+400= 625
625=625
True

Justin Putney answered Aug 23, 2018

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