Question

Determine if the following triangle is a right triangle or not using the Pythagorean Theorem Converse. Triangle with side lengths of: 5 mm, 12 mm, and 17 mm

False, these measures do not form a right triangle.

True, these measures do form a right triangle.

Answer 1

A right triangle is a triangle in which one of the angles is a 90∘ angle. The "square" at the vertex of the angle indicates that it is 90 degrees. A triangle can be determined to be a right triangle if the side lengths are known.