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A triangle has sides with lengths of 33 kilometers, 90 kilometers, and 97 kilometers. Is it a right triangle?
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A triangle has sides with lengths of 33 kilometers, 90 kilometers, and 97 kilometers. Is it a right triangle?

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no it is not a right triangle because when using the pythagorean theorem the two legs 33 and 90 do not add up to 97

33^2 + 90^2 ≠ 97^2
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