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Triangle ABC has the measures of10cm, 5 cm, hand 15cm. Is it a righttriangle?

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according to the pythagorean theorem the square of the largest side must be equal to the addition of the other sides square


a^2+b^2=c^2

use the pythagorean theorem to prove


\begin{gathered} 10^2+5^2=15^2 \\ 100+25=225 \\ 125\\e225 \end{gathered}

the triangle is not a right triangle

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