Answer:
Option ?) 17 cm, 15 cm, 8 cm
<em>The assignment should have </em><em>four options</em><em> to choose from, but there is only a picture of two. </em>
Step-by-step explanation:
<em>None of the squares </em><em>shown</em><em> form a right triangle. To determine if sides form a right triangle, you use </em><em>this</em><em> formula:</em>
a²+b²=c²
<em>We are given two options in the picture.</em>
Option A) 18, 10, and 8.
Option B) 12, 9, and 6.
<em>So, now we need to apply the formula:</em>
Option A)
║8² + 10² = 18²
↓
║64 + 100 = 324
↓
║FALSE
Option B)
║6² + 9² = 12²
↓
║36 + 81 = 144
↓
║FALSE
<em>Both of these options are false.</em><em> But, I decided to look up this assignment to check my answer. It turns out, there are </em><em>4 options</em><em>, and you only had a picture of two. So, what's the answer?</em>
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<em>There is an answer choice that shows 3 squares with the lengths of 17 cm, 15 cm, and 8 cm. </em><em>This is the correct answer</em><em>.</em>
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<em>For proof, let's apply the formula:</em>
Option ?)
║8² + 15² = 17²
↓
║64 + 225 = 289
↓
║TRUE
<em>[Since the option isn't shown, I'll put a '?' so there is no confusion]</em>
