document.write( "Question 315201: If a triangle has sides of lengths 8, 4 and sq rt (3), is the triangle right? \n" ); document.write( "

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No, it's wrong.
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\n" ); document.write( "Actually, if it's right, it would follow the Pythagorean theorem.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"A%5E2%2BB%5E2=C%5E2\"$ where A,B are the legs and C is the hypotenuse(the longest side).
\n" ); document.write( " $\"4%5E2%2B%28sqrt%283%29%29%5E2=8%5E2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"16%2B3=64\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"19=64\"$
\n" ); document.write( "No, not even close.
\n" ); document.write( "So the triangle is not a right triangle. \n" ); document.write( "

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