Question

Which pipe lengths could be joined to form a right triangle? 13 ft, 12 ft, 5 ft 19 ft, 16 ft, 2 ft 15 ft, 6 ft, 5 ft 40 ft, 20 ft, 10 ft

Answer 1

13ft, 12ft, 5ft

Step-by-step explanation:

Looking at the given options, the correct option is the one with 13ft, 12ft, and 5ft because if the longest side of the right triangle(the hypotenuse) is 13ft then the summation of the other two sides must be equal or greater than 13ft (Pythagorean Theorem);

`12ft+5ft\ge13ft`