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Which of the following sets of numbers could not represent the three sides of a righttriangle?{36, 76,85}Submit Answer{7, 24, 25){6,8,10}{21, 28, 35)

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ANSWER:


\mleft\{36,76,85\mright\}

Explanation:

The right angles fulfill the Pythagorean theorem which is the following


h^2=a^2+b^2

We evaluate each option, replacing:


\begin{gathered} 25^2=7^2+24^2\rightarrow625=625\text{ correct option} \\ 85^2=36^2+76^2\rightarrow7225=7072\text{ incorrect option} \\ 10^2=6^2+8^2\rightarrow100=100\text{ correct option} \\ 35^2=28^2+21^2\rightarrow1225=1225\text{ correct option} \end{gathered}

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