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A triangle has sides of lengths 10, 24, and 26. Is it a right triangle? Explain.

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The most efficient way of finding the answer to this question is first reducing 10-24-26 and comparing it with the first 5 combinations for right-angled triangles:

First, reduce 10-24-26 by dividing it by the GCF (greatest common factor).

10-24-26 divided by its GCF, 2, is: 5-12-13

Now comparing it with the first 5 combinations for right-angled triangles:

1) 3-4-5
2) 5-12-13
3) 7-24-25
4) 8-15-17
5) 20-21-29

As you can see, number 2 is the same as our reduced example. Therefore, we know that 10-24-26 is a right triangle.

Hope this helps!

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