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Which length could represent the side length of a right triangle?

Which length could represent the side length of a right triangle?-example-1
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Answer:

A

Explanation:

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.

I

longest side squared = (
√(74) )² = 74

5² + 7² = 25 + 49 = 74

Thus these sides represent a right triangle

II

longest side squared = (
√(106) )² = 106

7² + 8² = 49 + 64 = 113

These sides do not represent a right triangle

III

longest side squared = (
√(133) )² = 133

6² + 10² = 36 + 100 = 136

These sides do not represent a right triangle

The only valid sides are I → A

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