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A triangle has sides with lengths of 6 millimeters, 8 millimeters, and 11 millimeters. Is it a

right triangle?

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User Bhushan Dhamdhere
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Answer:

No

Explanation:

Using the converse of Pythagoras' identity.

If the square on the longest side is equal to the sum of the squares on the other 2 sides, then the triangle is right.

longest side = 11

11² = 121

6² + 8² = 36 + 64 = 100 ≠ 121

Thus the triangle is not right.

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