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Question
If triangle ABC
has sides measuring 39, 15, and 36, is the triangle a right triangle?(1 point)
Responses

No, because 392+152≠362

No, because 39 squared plus 15 squared not equal to 36 squared

Yes, because 1,521 equals 1,521.
Yes, because 1,521 equals 1,521.

Yes, because 1,746 equals 1,746.
Yes, because 1,746 equals 1,746.

No, because the sum of the squared legs do not equal the square root of the hypotenuse.
No, because the sum of the squared legs do not equal the square root of the hypotenuse.
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Answer 1

Yes — because 15^2 + 36^2 = 225 + 1296 = 1521, and 39^2 = 1521, so the Pythagorean theorem holds (right triangle).