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Explain why the side lengths 13 meters, 12 meters, 5 meters form a right triangle.

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It's because of Pythagorean theorem

  • H²=P²+B²
  • 13²=12²+5²
  • 169=144+25

Hence verified

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Answer:

Explanation:

We use the Pythagorean Theorem and its converse to determine if this triangle is a right triangle.

Together these two theorems show that the square of one side of a triangle is equal to the sum of the

squares of the other two sides, if and only if the triangle is a right triangle.

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