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Can the sides of a triangle have lengths 8, 11, and 17?

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Answer:

Yes and no (YES: can be a triangle, but NOT a right angle triangle)

Explanation:

Notice 8^2+11^2=185

while 17^2=289

Notice Pythagoras do apply for every right triangle. since 185 is not 289. is not a right triangle. But it can be a triangle (just not a right angle triangle)

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