Can the sides of a triangle have lengths 3, 6, and 8

Denis Washington asked Nov 13, 2022

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Denis Washington asked Nov 13, 2022

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Answer:

no, because the pythagorean theorem doesnt work out with those numbers.

Explanation:

since (3^2)+(6^2) isnt 8^2

Andy Turner answered Nov 19, 2022

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