True or false? A triangle with sides of lengths 10,24 and 27 is a right triangle.

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asked Mar 23, 2020 199k views

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AvZ · Answer 1 · 2020-03-28T09:28:48+0000

Answer:

False.

Explanation:

You can use the Pythagorean theorem to check if it is a right triangle.

10^(2) + 24^(2) = 27^(2) ?

100 + 576 = 729 ?

$676 \\eq 729$

Not a right triangle, so false.