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Which set of side lengths will form a right triangle?



6, 8, 11
10, 24, 25
7, 24, 26
8, 15, 17

Answer 1

6, 8, 11
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Take the longest side 11
Square it --> 121

Get the sum of the squares of 6 and 8
6^2 + 8^2 = 36 + 64 = 100

Is 100 = 121
NO, so 6, 8, 11 will not form the sides of a right triangle.

@Griffin16 Use the same technique (converse of Pythagorean Theorem) to determine if any of the remaining triples can be sides of a right triangle.