geometry help ????

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geometry help ????

anonymous · Answer

.Triangle ABC has side lengths 3, 4, and 5. Do the side lengths form a Pythagorean triple? Explain.

kymber · Answer

a² + b² = c²
Plug in numbers, if it's true then it's true.

anonymous · Answer

so its A then 
 
A. No, they do not form a Pythagorean triple; although 3squared + 4squared = 5squared , the side lengths do not meet the other requirements of a Pythagorean triple.

kymber · Answer

Other requirements? o_O
I thought it was just that they had to equal...

anonymous · Answer

tally put up all the multiple choice answers.

anonymous · Answer

here are the rest of my choices its multiple choice :(

 
 B. No, they do not form a Pythagorean triple;3 suared + 4squared doesnt equal 5 squared .  
 
 C. Yes, they form a Pythagorean triple; 3 squared +4squared=5 squared  and 3, 4, and 5 are all nonzero whole numbers.  
 
 D. Yes; they can form a right triangle, so they form a Pythagorean triple

anonymous · Answer

k hold on one sec k let me read it all at once

anonymous · Answer

kk

kymber · Answer

They are a Pythagorean triple because 3² + 4² = 5².

anonymous · Answer

oh mann :/ so D then?

kymber · Answer

No! It's not a Pythagorean triple JUST because it's a right triangle!

anonymous · Answer

tally kymber's equation is correct  so tha answer should be D. n if im wrong im sorry bt to me its D.

anonymous · Answer

yay thats what i thought :) thank yall so much! that was bugging me.

anonymous · Answer

lol yur welcome.