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The lengths of the sides of a triangle are given. Determine which are right triangles. For those that are, identify the hypotenuse.
A. 6, 8, 10
B. 2, 2, 3
C. 10, 24, 26
D. 5, 4, 7
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The lengths of the sides of a triangle are given. Determine which are right triangles. For those that are, identify the hypotenuse.
A. 6, 8, 10
B. 2, 2, 3
C. 10, 24, 26
D. 5, 4, 7
6 8 10 is a scaled up 3 4 5 so that's a right triangle.
2 2 3 ; no, as c would be root 8 (a and b being 2 and 2)
10 24 26; yes
5 4 7 ; no, as c would be root 41 (a and b being 4 and 5)
And the hypotenuse would always be the largest of the 3 values
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You might also say that 10,24,26 is scaled up from 5,12,13, another well-known right triangle, but certainly not as cool as 3,4,5.
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