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A triangle has sides with lengths of 72 inches, 78 inches, and 30 inches. Is it a right triangle?

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Answer:

yes

Explanation:

Using the converse of Pythagoras' identity.

If the square of the longest side is equal to the sum of the squares on the other 2 sides then the triangle is right.

longest side = 78 and 78² = 6084

72² + 30² = 5184 + 900 = 6084

Then the triangle is right

User David Sdot
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Right triangles cant be found with the lengths of the sides of the triangle it’s the degrees of the actual Angles within the triangle a right triangle has at least one 90 degree angle
User Can Sahin
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