SOLUTION: How can I tell if a set of numbers could represent the length of sides of a right triangle? For example, how could I figure out if (2, 3, & 6) could represent the length of sides o

Question 478126: How can I tell if a set of numbers could represent the length of sides of a right triangle? For example, how could I figure out if (2, 3, & 6) could represent the length of sides of a right triangle?
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If it is a right triangle by Pythagoras theorem
leg1^2 +leg2^2=hypotenuse ^2
Hypotenuse is the greatest side in a right triangle
2,3,6 are the sides
so CHECK
2^2+3^2=6^2
4+9 = 36
13 =36
Hence it is not a right triangle
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