SOLUTION: How do you use the pythagorean theroem to determine if a triangle with the side length 15 cm,12 cm and 20 cm is a right angled triangle?

SOLUTION: How do you use the pythagorean theroem to determine if a triangle with the side length 15 cm,12 cm and 20 cm is a right angled triangle?

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Question 799048: How do you use the pythagorean theroem to determine if a triangle with the side length 15 cm,12 cm and 20 cm is a right angled triangle?
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
How do you use the pythagorean theroem to determine if a triangle with the side length 15 cm,12 cm and 20 cm is a right angled triangle?
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If 15^2 + 12^2 = 20^2, it's a right triangle, if it doesn't, it isn't.
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