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If a triangle has sides 12, 13 and 16, is it a right triangle? Show your work

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Answer:

No, it's not a right triangle

Explanation:

All right triangles under-go the same criteria: The pythagorean theorem.

This states that a^2+b^2=c^2

a is 12, b is 13, and since 16 is the largest number, it's c.

12^2+13^2=16^2

144+169=256

313=256

This is wrong, so it's not a right triangle.

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