Asked by Zephyr Benedict

A triangle has sides with lengths of 15 inches, 4 inches, and 14 inches. Is it a right triangle?

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
No. For a triangle to be right, the square of the longest side must equal the sum of the squares of the other two. Here 15 is longest, and 15^2 = 225 while 14^2 + 4^2 = 196 + 16 = 212, so 225 ≠ 212. The triangle is not right (since 225 > 212 it is obtuse).