SOLUTION: how can you determine whether a triangle is a right traingle if you only know the length of its sides?
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Question 324299: how can you determine whether a triangle is a right traingle if you only know the length of its sides?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Use the Pythagorean theorem.
where is the largest side.
If the sides satisfy this equation, the triangle is a right triangle.
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