does 2 inches 5 inches and 6 inches create a right triangle

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Do the numbers work in the Pythagorean Theorem? c² = a² + b²

c must be replaced with the largest value; the other two values replace a and b, in either order:

So, is this true: 6² = 2² + 5²

If so, these create a right triangle; if not, it's not a right triangle.

OK?

geno3141 Jan 17, 2015

geno3141 · Answer 1 · 2015-01-17T04:58:19

Do the numbers work in the Pythagorean Theorem? c² = a² + b²

c must be replaced with the largest value; the other two values replace a and b, in either order:

So, is this true: 6² = 2² + 5²

If so, these create a right triangle; if not, it's not a right triangle.

OK?