SOLUTION: If the sides of a triangle are 20,40,and 80cm , is it a right triangle ?
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Question 1154905
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If the sides of a triangle are 20,40,and 80cm , is it a right triangle ?
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ikleyn, greenestamps, MathLover1
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ikleyn(52788)
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It is not a right triangle.
Moreother, such a triangle DOES NOT exist and CAN NOT exist.
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Dear tutor @MathLover1,
don't you think that it is just time for you to take a break at this forum ?
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The 20cm plus the 40cm together are still less than the 80cm -- those lengths do not make ANY kind of triangle...!
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If the sides of a triangle are
,
,and
, is it a right triangle?
to determine if it is a right triangle, use Pythagorean theorem
-> false
since
, it is
a right triangle
