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Determine which set of side measurements could be used to form a right triangle.

14, 5, 15
O 3, 4, 5
O9, 14, 16
O 5, 2,7

User Grzegorz Gierlik
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Answer:

3,4,5

Explanation:

Because, it is the only pair that fulfill the pythagorean theorem/formula

Pythagorean formula:
c^2 = √(a^2 + b^2)

Where c is the longest side of the triangle, or the hypothenuse, and a and b is the two perpendicular side.

User Stephen Hosking
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