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Which side lengths form a right triangle?Choose all answers that apply:2, 15, 171,8, V652, 80,9

Which side lengths form a right triangle?Choose all answers that apply:2, 15, 171,8, V-example-1
User Tinyfool
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to being a right triangle they have to follow the pythagorical theorem so:

A)


\begin{gathered} \sqrt[]{2^2+15^2}=17 \\ \sqrt[]{229}=17 \\ 15.13=17 \end{gathered}

So A is false

B)


\begin{gathered} \sqrt[]{1^2+8^2}=\sqrt[]{65} \\ \sqrt[]{65}=\sqrt[]{65} \end{gathered}

So B is correct

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