SOLUTION: If the sides of a triangle are 20,40,and 80cm , is it a right triangle ?

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Question 1154905: If the sides of a triangle are 20,40,and 80cm , is it a right triangle ?

Found 3 solutions by ikleyn, greenestamps, MathLover1:
Answer by ikleyn(52790)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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It is not a right triangle.


Moreother,  such a triangle  DOES  NOT  exist and  CAN  NOT  exist.


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Dear tutor @MathLover1,

don't you think that it is just time for you to take a break at this forum ?



Answer by greenestamps(13200)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


The 20cm plus the 40cm together are still less than the 80cm -- those lengths do not make ANY kind of triangle...!


Answer by MathLover1(20850)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

If the sides of a triangle are ,,and , is it a right triangle?
to determine if it is a right triangle, use Pythagorean theorem


-> false
since , it is a right triangle

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