document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=566027>Question 566027</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A triangle has side lengths :27 43 65 . Is this a right triangle? Why or why not? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "In order to be a right triangle, the Pythagorean theorem must hold:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a^2 + b^2 = c^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "27^2 + 43^2 = 2578<BR>\n" );
document.write( "65^2 = 4225<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the triangle is not a right triangle </SPAN>\n" );
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