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The lengths of the sides of a triangle are 3, 3, 3 square root of 2. Can the triangle be a right triangle?

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if a triangle is a right triangle, the square of the longest side will equal the sum of the squares of the other two sides:

(3√2)² = 3² + 3²
18 = 9+9
18 = 18

The triangle is a right triangle.
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