Asked by Zephyr Benedict

A triangle has the side lengths of 8, 15, and 17. Is this a right triangle?

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Yes. 8^2 + 15^2 = 64 + 225 = 289 = 17^2, so by the Pythagorean theorem the triangle is right-angled with hypotenuse 17.