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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Which of the following sets could be the sides of a right triangle?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

a. {2, 3, √10} b. {3, 5,√34} c. {5, 8, 12}

hero (hero):

Hint: The sum of any two sides of a triangle must be greater than the third side.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

c?

OpenStudy (cwrw238):

square each side if one of these results = sum of other 2 you have right-angled triangle

hero (hero):

Yes, but don't forget to check the other two. There could be more than one answer.

hero (hero):

@cwrw238, what in the world? Do we really need to do what you're talking about?

OpenStudy (cwrw238):

well - that will detect a right-angled triangle

OpenStudy (cwrw238):

is that the way you decided it was c ineedhelp?

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