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1 The legs of a triangle are 6 cm and 8 cm. The hypotenuse is 14 cm. Is it a right triangle?

User Shubh
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Answer:

this is not a right triangle

Explanation:

^ = squared

The formula forthe Pythagorean theorem is a^+ b^ = c^

If this is a right triangle this must be true

6^ + 8^ = 14^

36 + 64 = 196

100 is not equal to 196

So this is not a right triangle

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