SOLUTION: Could the following set of numbers be the measures of the sides of a right triangle: 5, 12, 13? (Prove your answer using Pythagorean Theorem, a2+b2=c2)

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Question 1010139: Could the following set of numbers be the measures of the sides of a right triangle: 5, 12, 13? (Prove your answer using Pythagorean Theorem, a2+b2=c2)
Answer by ikleyn(52781) About Me  (Show Source):
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Yes.

5%5E2 + 12%5E2 = 13%5E2.

( 25 + 144 = 169 ).