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A right triangle has a hypotenuse length of 35, and one side length of 12. Do the side lengths form a Pythagorean triple? explain

 Jan 15, 2016
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A right triangle has a hypotenuse length of 35, and one side length of 12. Do the side lengths form a Pythagorean triple? explain

 

The answer is NO!. Why? Because:

35^2 - 12^2=1,081 which is NOT a perfect square. Try it by taking its square root.

 Jan 15, 2016

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