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A triangle has sides with lengths of 9 miles, 12 miles, and 15 miles. Is it a right triangle?

User Gerik
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Explanation:

15² = 9² + 12²

225 = 81 + 144

225 = 225

so it is an right angled triangle....

( using : if the sum of the squares of the smaller two sides is equal to the square of the largest side, then the traingle is a right triangle.)

User Ngephart
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Answer:

The three sides 9 in, 12 in, and 15 in do represent a right triangle. Since the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides, this is a right triangle.

User Bruno Polo
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