SOLUTION: Can a right triangle have sides with measures, 30 feet, 50 feet, and 60 feet?

Question 263133: Can a right triangle have sides with measures, 30 feet, 50 feet, and 60 feet?
Found 2 solutions by dabanfield, drk:
Answer by dabanfield(803) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Can a right triangle have sides with measures, 30 feet, 50 feet, and 60 feet?
If it's a right triangle then the longest side is the hypotenuse and the Pythagorean Theorem says:
60^2 must equal 30^2 + 50^2
Does 3600 = 900 + 2500?
Answer by drk(1908) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
No this is never possible. TO check this we apply Pythagorean theorem as

using the given numbers, we get

squaring, we get

and then

this is never possible.
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