SOLUTION: Can a right triangle have side measures of 9, 12 and 16?

SOLUTION: Can a right triangle have side measures of 9, 12 and 16?

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Question 366671: Can a right triangle have side measures of 9, 12 and 16?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A right triangle follows the Pythagorean theorem.
Use it to check.

False, it's not a right triangle.

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