SOLUTION: how is a triangle with sides of 3 miles, 6 miles, and 8 miles not a right triangle ?

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Question 362890: how is a triangle with sides of 3 miles, 6 miles, and 8 miles not a right triangle ?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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If it's a triangle, it must follow the Pythagorean theorem,
3%5E2%2B6%5E2=8%5E2
9%2B36=64
45=64
Since it obviously doesn't, it's not a right triangle.