Question

True or false. this set of three numbers are measurements of a right triangle 26, 24, 10

Answer 1

True

using the converse of Pythagoras' identity

Given 3 sides of a triangle, if the longest side squared is equal to the sum of the squares of the other 2 sides then triangle is right.

longest side squared = 26² = 676

sum of other 2 sides squared = 24² + 10² = 576 + 100 = 676

Hence triangle is right