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Is it possible to make a triangle with sides lengths of 12, 16 and 20? If the answer is yes, is the triangle a right triangle?

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Answer: Yes it can form a triangle and its a right triangle.

Explanation:

Using the Pythagorean theorem we can see that the longest side (20) is our hypotenuse. From there you just check if its true. :)

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