Question

Can a right triangle be formed using these squares?
25, 144, 169

Answer 1

Yes, if we take the square roots of 25, 144 and 169 (5, 12, 13)

Not by using those measures as is (sides of a triangle with 25, 144 and 169).

Explanation:

A right triangle is a triangle with an angle of 90 degrees, and the side facing that angle of 90 degrees is called an hypotenuse.

The hypotenuse measurement squared is equal to the squared measurements of the other two sides:

c² = a² + b²

And those squares do verify the equation:

169 = 144 + 25

So, that's a rectangle (right) triangle, with sides measuring 5, 12 and 13.

Hope this helps :)

Answer 2

Yes

Explanation:

The two smaller squares have a sum of 169 which is the value of the larger square.

a^2 + b^2 = c^2

25 + 144 = 169

It can be done. Notice the figure below shows you how to arrange the squares to give the answer of a^2 + b^2 = c^2