Can a triangle with sides 7, 10, and 12 be a right triangle? How do you know? A. There is no way to tell witho

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Can a triangle with sides 7, 10, and 12 be a right triangle? How do you know?
A. There is no way to tell without an angle measure.
B. No, because 193 does not equal 100.
C. Yes, because it looks like a right triangle.
D. No, because 149 does not equal 144.

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D. No, because 7^2 + 10^2 = 49 + 100 = 149, which does not equal 12^2 = 144, so by the converse of the Pythagorean theorem it is not a right triangle.

Can a triangle with sides 7, 10, and 12 be a right triangle? How do you know?
A. There is no way to tell without an angle measure.
B. No, because 193 does not equal 100.
C. Yes, because it looks like a right triangle.
D. No, because 149 does not equal 144.

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Can a triangle with sides 7, 10, and 12 be a right triangle? How do you know? A. There is no way to tell without an angle measure. B. No, because 193 does not equal 100. C. Yes, because it looks like a right triangle. D. No, because 149 does not equal 144.

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Can a triangle with sides 7, 10, and 12 be a right triangle? How do you know?
A. There is no way to tell without an angle measure.
B. No, because 193 does not equal 100.
C. Yes, because it looks like a right triangle.
D. No, because 149 does not equal 144.