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Again another Pythagorean Theorem i need help on, please and thank you

Again another Pythagorean Theorem i need help on, please and thank you-example-1
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You commented that part of the instruction included "If the theorem cannot be applied, explain the reason."

The theorem cannot be applied. Since this is not a right triangle, we cannot solve using the Pythagorean Theorem unless we are given a height. If we have the height of this triangle, then we can break it into two different right triangles and solve.

What is a right triangle? A right triangle is a triangle that has an angle measurement of 90 degrees.

In summary, this is an isosceles triangle and the Pythagorean Theorem only applies to right triangles.

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