SOLUTION: Please help. If the sides of a triangle are 40cm, 60cm, 104cm, is this a right triangle? Why or why not?

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Question 289098: Please help.
If the sides of a triangle are 40cm, 60cm, 104cm, is this a right triangle? Why or why not?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Right triangle sides follow the relation outlined by the Pythagorean theorem,
A%5E2%2BB%5E2=H%5E2
where A, B are the shorter sides, and H is the hypotenuse (the long side).
Calculate it out to see if this relation holds.