ABC has side lengths 18,24, and 30. Do the side lengths form a pythagorean triple?

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Mercury · Answer

in a pythagorean triple:

a^2 + b^2 = c^3, where c is the hypotenuse (biggest side in a right triangle) and a and b are the legs

applying this logic to your problem:

does 18^2 + 24^2 = 30^2? if yes ---> pythagorean triple, if no ---> not a pythagorean triple

jhonyy9 · Answer

@Mercury there is c^2 not c^3 sorry just a little attention ....

a^2 +b^2 = c^2 you wrote c^3

Mercury · Answer

ah yes, thank you

a^2 + b^2 = c^2 not c^3

jhonyy9 · Answer

np

jhonyy9 · Answer

@Joselyne00  do you understand ?

jhonyy9 · Answer

pythagorean triplet are 3,4,5 for example because

3^2 +4^2 = 5^2   yes ?

9 +16 = 25

do you understand it now ?

jhonyy9 · Answer

make the calcule

18^2 = ?
24^2 = ? 
30 ^2 = ?