document.write( "Question 259638: Determine whether a triangle with sides of 3 miles, 6 miles, and 8 miles is a right triangle. Explain. \n" ); document.write( "

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Use the Pythagorean theorem, which holds for all right triangles,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"A%5E2%2BB%5E2=C%5E2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"3%5E2%2B6%5E2=8%5E2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"9%2B36=64\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"45=64\"$
\n" ); document.write( "The statement is clearly false so this triangle is not a right triangle. \n" ); document.write( "

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