Question

12. A small triangular flower bed has a square stepping stone at each of its sides. Is the flower bed in the shape of a right triangle? Explain your reasoning. 9800 cm 4800 cm 4800 cm

Answer 1

We are given the lengths of 3 sides of a triangle. For it to be a right triangle, it has meet the conditions of the Pythagorean theorem

a^2+b^2 = c^2 where a and b are the legs ( the two smaller sides) and c is the hypotense

4800^2 + 4800 ^2 = 9800^2

23040000+23040000=96040000

46080000=96040000

Since this is not a true statement, the triangle is not a right triangle.