Use the Pythagorean Theorem to determine if the three numbers could be the measures of the sides of a right triangle. Assume that the third measure is the hypotenuse. 3, 7, the square root of 50

A. yes
B. no

Question

Use the Pythagorean Theorem to determine if the three numbers could be the measures of the sides of a right triangle. Assume that the third measure is the hypotenuse. 3, 7, the square root of 50

A. yes
B. no

anonymous · Answer

a^2 + b^2 = c^2

or

3^2 + 7^2 = sqrt(50)^2

anonymous · Answer

3^2 + 7^2 = 9 + 49 = 58

sqrt(58) does not equal to square root of 50

so it's no

anonymous · Answer

which means

9 +49 = 50

which is not true.  The answer is no.