Question

Is a triangle with side lengths 7cm, 24 cm, and 25 cm a right triangle? Explain.

Answer 1

Explanation:

If this is right triangle, then 2 things are fact: that the side length 25 is the length of the hypotenuse since the hypotenuse is always the longest side in a right triangle, and that Pythagorean's Theorem applies. Let's check that:

`7^2+24^2=25^2` If this is a true statement, then these sides do indicate a right triangle.

49 + 576 = 625 and

625 = 625 so yes, this is right triangle by the Converse of Pythagorean's Theorem