SOLUTION: Determine whether a triangle with sides of 3 miles, 6 miles, and 8 miles is a right triangle. Explain.

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Question 259638: Determine whether a triangle with sides of 3 miles, 6 miles, and 8 miles is a right triangle. Explain.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Use the Pythagorean theorem, which holds for all right triangles,
A%5E2%2BB%5E2=C%5E2
3%5E2%2B6%5E2=8%5E2
9%2B36=64
45=64
The statement is clearly false so this triangle is not a right triangle.