Asked by Zephyr Benedict
A triangle has sides with lengths of 12 millimeters, 16 millimeters, and 20 millimeters. Is it a right triangle?
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Yes. Check the Pythagorean relation for the largest side as hypotenuse:
12^2 + 16^2 = 144 + 256 = 400 = 20^2.
So the triangle is right (a 3–4–5 triangle scaled by 4).
12^2 + 16^2 = 144 + 256 = 400 = 20^2.
So the triangle is right (a 3–4–5 triangle scaled by 4).
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