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A triangle has sides with lengths of 7 millimeters, 8 millimeters, and 10 millimeters. Is it a

right triangle?

User Temoto
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Answer:

Depends if you are averaging C or not.

Explanation:

Use the pythagorean theorem to solve this.

c = √a^2 + b^2

A and B should be two of your sides and C should equal your third side. If C is incorrect, it is not a right triangle. I plugged in 7 for A and 8 for B. The answer was about 10.63. If you are supposed to round C then yes, it is a right triangle. If you aren't supposed to round C (probably not) then no, It isn't a right triangle.

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