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OpenStudy (anonymous):

help!!!! a trianglle with sides lengths 32,60, and 68 is a right triangle true or false!!?!?!/

OpenStudy (johnweldon1993):

If you plug the 3 sides into the equation \[\large a^2 + b^2 = c^2\] (c being the longest side) and it works, then yes it is a right triangle *Pythagorean Theorem*

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

IT IS NOT TRUE OR FALSE

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

It is open

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

the comma is supposed to be a dot in 32,60 (?)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

well its either true or false and i tried plugging it in and got confused

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

of course you got confused.

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

Your third side is not given to you, so the statement is open, (not true or false) because it depends on what the 3rd side is.

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

There are 2 values of the 3rd side 1) where the 3rd side is the hyp 2) where the 3rd side is one of the legs

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