SOLUTION: If a triangle has sides of lengths 8, 4 and sq rt (3), is the triangle right?

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Question 315201: If a triangle has sides of lengths 8, 4 and sq rt (3), is the triangle right?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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No, it's wrong.
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Actually, if it's right, it would follow the Pythagorean theorem.
A%5E2%2BB%5E2=C%5E2 where A,B are the legs and C is the hypotenuse(the longest side).
4%5E2%2B%28sqrt%283%29%29%5E2=8%5E2
16%2B3=64
19=64
No, not even close.
So the triangle is not a right triangle.