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Is a triangle with sides of 6 cm, 9 cm, and 16 cm a right triangle? Why or why not?

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Yes because it will have a 90 degree angle in it
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Answer:

no

Explanation:

The length of any side of a triangle cannot exceed the sum of the lengths of the other two sides. ... Therefore, if two sides have length 6 cm and 9 cm, the third side has length between 9–6 = 3 cm and 9+6 = 15 cm.

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