SOLUTION: Do these lengths make a right triangle? 11 cm, 60 cm, 61 cm

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Question 1003317: Do these lengths make a right triangle? 11 cm, 60 cm, 61 cm
Answer by MathLover1(20855) About Me  (Show Source):
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use Pythagorean theorem to see if these lengths make a right triangle
+a=11cm,
b=60cm,
c=61cm
if c%5E2=a%5E2%2Bb%5E2 than these lengths make a right triangle
%2861cm%29%5E2=%2811cm%29%5E2%2B%2860cm%29%5E2

3721cm%5E2=121cm%5E2%2B3600cm%5E2
3721cm%5E2=3721cm%5E2
since equal,these lengths make a right triangle