document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=458599>Question 458599</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do I find if a triangle is a right triangle through the side lengths 6,8,10? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #314644 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><B>robertb(5830)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=robertb><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=314644\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Use the converse of the Pythagorean Theorem:  If the sides of triangle satisfy <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5E2+%2B+b%5E2+=+c%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5E2+%2B+b%5E2+=+c%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, where c is the longest side, then the sides are that of a right triangle.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Incidentally, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6%5E2+%2B+8%5E2+=+36+%2B+64+=+100+=+10%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6%5E2+%2B+8%5E2+=+36+%2B+64+=+100+=+10%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, the triangle is a right triangle. </SPAN>\n" );
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