Question

A triangle has sides with lengths of 8 miles, 11 miles, and 17 miles. Is it a right triangle?

Answer 1

no Pythagorean theorem doesnt work

steps

8²+11² should equal 17²

BUT

121+64=185

17²=289

Answer 2

Explanation:

No

for it to be a right angle triangle the longest side would have to be the square root of 8 squared plus 11 squared which is 13.6