A triangle has sides with lengths of 21 meters, 70 meters, and 73 meters. Is it a right triangle?

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Harben · Answer 1 · 2022-12-04T20:07:45+0000

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Answer:

no

Explanation:

It is close, but not exactly a right triangle.

If it were a right triangle, we would have ...

21² +70² = 73²

We have instead ...

441 +4900 ≠ 5329

5341 ≠ 5329 . . . . . . . . not a right triangle