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

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smarty · Answer

Yes they do, because when you plug in the numbers for A,B, and C, it satisfies the equation.

anonymous · Answer

yes because a pythagorean triple means that if you use a^2 + b^2 = c^2 the equation works. 3 squared (9) + 4 squared (16) = 5 squared (25) .

anonymous · Answer

A. No, they do not form a Pythagorean triple; although $$3^{2}+4^{2}=5^{2}$$, the side lengths do not meet the other requirements of a Pythagorean triple.	

B. No, they do not form a Pythagorean triple;$$3^{2 + 4^{2 \neq 5^{2} }}$$ .

	 C. Yes, they form a Pythagorean triple$$3^{2}+4^{2}=5^{2}$$ ;  and 3, 4, and 5 are all nonzero whole numbers.

anonymous · Answer

and the b option came out wrong its suppose to look like the A equation but with the line throught the = sign.

smarty · Answer

C is your answer then...

anonymous · Answer

okay thank you so much :)