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A triangle has lengths 4,7,9 Is it a right triangle why or why not?

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No is the answer to this question because a triangle can’t have have 4,7,9 length
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Answer:

No

Explanation:

4,7,9 is not a right angle triangle. If it was a right angle triangle then it show work in the formula a^2+b^2=c^2. But 4^2+7^2 doesn't equal 9^2. The hypotenuse or c should be 8.02 to be a right angle triangle.

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