Question

check my answer? Pythagorean triple?

Answer 1

Hey there :)
If any of your sides give you an `irrational number`,
as happened in this problem,
then you don't have a pythagorean triple.

Example:
\[\Large\rm 4^2+5^2=c^2\]\[\Large\rm 16+25=c^2\]\[\Large\rm \sqrt{41}=c\]41 is NOT a perfect square, so this root is an irrational number.

Answer 2

so everything looks correct aside from it not being a pythagorean triple?

Answer 3

Yes! All the other calculations look correct! ^^

Answer 4

alright :) thank you for helping me better understand that!!

Answer 5

np