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A triangle has sides with lengths of 6 yards, 8 yards, and 10 yards. Is it a right triangle?

User Ddavison
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Answer:

No, it's not a right triangle.

Step-by-step explanation:

If you think about it a right triangle has 2 equal sides. So no this isn't a right traingle.

User Pesho Hristov
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Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

so, by the Pythagorean theorem

If it is a right triangle:

a^2 + b^2 = c^2

so,

6^2 = 36

8^2 = 64

10^2 = 100

okay, now we plug these into the equation

36 + 64 = 100

so yes, it is a right triangle.

Hope this helped!

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