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A triangle has side lengths of 6 8 and 10 . Is it a right triangle? explain

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For a triangle to be right angled triangle, it muist satisfy the pythagoras theorem,


\begin{gathered} H^2=P^2+B^2 \\ 10^2=6^2+8^2 \\ 100=36+64 \\ 100=100 \\ \text{left hand side = right hand side} \end{gathered}

Hence, It is a right angle.

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