Question

Explain why the side lengths 13 meters, 12 meters, 5 meters form a right triangle.

Answer 1

It's because of Pythagorean theorem

• H²=P²+B²
• 13²=12²+5²
• 169=144+25

Hence verified

Answer 2

Explanation:

We use the Pythagorean Theorem and its converse to determine if this triangle is a right triangle.

Together these two theorems show that the square of one side of a triangle is equal to the sum of the

squares of the other two sides, if and only if the triangle is a right triangle.