SOLUTION: Explain if 2, 3 and 4 cm could be side lengths of a right triangle .

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Question 578204: Explain if 2, 3 and 4 cm could be side lengths of a right triangle .
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Explain if 2, 3 and 4 cm could be side lengths of a right triangle
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2, 3 & 4 can be a triangle.
If it's a right triangle, then the square of the longest side = the sum of the squars of the other 2 sides.
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If 4^2 = 2^2 + 3^2, it's a right triangle.
It is not.

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