Question

Which of the following sets of numbers could represent the three sides of a right triangle?
Answer
Multiple Choice Answers
left curly bracket, 33, comma, 44, comma, 55, right curly bracket{33,44,55}
left curly bracket, 55, comma, 72, comma, 90, right curly bracket{55,72,90}
left curly bracket, 21, comma, 28, comma, 34, right curly bracket{21,28,34}
left curly bracket, 60, comma, 63, comma, 88, right curly bracket{60,63,88}

Answer 1

{33, 44, 55}

Reason: 33^2 + 44^2 = 1089 + 1936 = 3025 = 55^2, so they satisfy the Pythagorean theorem. The other sets do not.