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A triangle has sides of lengths 8, 15, and 17. Is it a right triangle? Explain.
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A triangle has sides of lengths 8, 15, and 17. Is it a right triangle? Explain.
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just you need to prove that these numbers 8,15 and 17 are pythagora's numbers (triplet)
17^2 = 15^2 +8^2
289 = 225 +64
289 = 289
so from this result that this triangle is a right triangle sure
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