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Which set of line segments could create a right triangle?

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Answer:

4) 5, 12, 13

Explanation:

User Florie Anstett
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As we know in a right angled triangle the sum of two sides will always be greater than the third side.

We will use the Pythagoras Theorem here:

c² = a² + b²; where c is the longest side.

The only segments satisfying this are

15, 36, 39

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