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  • 14-05-2018
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A triangle has sides of lengths 21, 47, and 52. Is it a right triangle? Explain.

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Pitymys Pitymys
  • 29-08-2018

The sides of the given triangle are [tex] a=21,b=47,c=52 [/tex].

By the Pythagorean Theorem, in a right triangle, the square of the hypotenuse (the larger side) of a right triangle, is the sum of the squares of the other two sides. That is,

[tex] c^2=a^2+b^2 [/tex].

The larger side given in the problem is [tex] c=52 [/tex] , therefore, we have:

[tex] a^2+b^2 =21^2+47^2=2650 \neq 52^2=2704 [/tex].

The Pythagorean identity is not satisfied.

Therefore, the triangle is not a right angled triangle.

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