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Determine whether a triangle with the given side lengths is a right triangle.

Determine whether a triangle with the given side lengths is a right triangle.-example-1
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It is possible to determine if a triangle contains a right angle using Pythagoras' theorem . If the squares of the two shorter sides add up to the square of the hypotenuse, the triangle contains a right angle.

Determine whether a triangle with the given side lengths is a right triangle.-example-1
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