SOLUTION: Could 8, 12, and 13 represent the lengths of sides of a right triangle? Justify your answer. hope i made it clear enough for you to understand; Thanks for your help!

Question 176784: Could 8, 12, and 13 represent the lengths of sides of a right triangle? Justify your answer.
hope i made it clear enough for you to understand;
Thanks for your help!
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Could 8, 12, and 13 represent the lengths of sides of a right triangle? Justify your answer
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No.
In a right triange, hyp^2 = a^2 + b^2
13^2 is not equal to 8^2 + 12^2
169 is not equal to 64 + 144
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5, 12 and 13 is a right triangle.
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