document.write( "Question 254124: can 10, 20 and 30 can be the lenghts of the sides of the triangle? right triangle? Explain \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #186476 by dabanfield(803)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! If the triangle is a right triangle then the hypotenuse (the longest side) is 30. From the Pythagorean Theorem we would then have 10^2 + 20^2 = 30^2 or \n" ); document.write( "100 + 400 = 900\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Since 500 does not equal 900 we must not have a right triangle. \n" ); document.write( " |