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Question 695272: Please help me answer this question: The lengths of the sides of four triangles are given. Determine which triangle is not a right triangle.
(a) 5mm, 12mm, 13mm (b) 5/2mm, 6mm, 13/2mm (c) 6mm, 12mm, 13mm (d) 10mm, 24mm, 26mm

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For each set of three values, square each of the three values. Add the two smaller results of the squaring operation. If that sum is equal to the square of the largest value, the triangle is right; otherwise not.

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