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Which set of measures can represent the lengths of a right triangle?

A
9, 40, 41
B
8, 30, 31
С
7.8, 15
D
2, 3, 6

Which set of measures can represent the lengths of a right triangle? A 9, 40, 41 B-example-1
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Answer:

A and B are correct, but A is most correct.

Explanation:

just do Pythagorean theorem and see which numbers add up to each other. if you do them for all 4 answers, you see d and c do not equal to each other. b is almost correct, and a comes out exact.

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