Question

Which of the following could NOT be the lengths of the sides of a right triangle?
9 ft, 12 ft, 15 ft
5 in., 10 in., 15 in.
4 cm, 7.5 cm, 8.5 cm
1.5 m, 2 m, 2.5 m

Answer 1

the the sum of the square of the smaller numbers does NOT equal the square of the larges value; then it is NOT a rt tri

Answer 2

5 in., 10 in., 15 in. divide by 5 to simply calculations

1 , 2, 3

try this one

Answer 3

this cant even be a triangle much less a right one

Answer 4

It's the second one, remember that any two sides HAVE TO BE GREATER THAN THE THIRD, EQUAL DOESN'T WORK.

\(\Large \color{purple}{\rightarrow 5 + 10 = 15 }\)