Answer:
No. They cannot be the measures of the sides of a triangle.
Step-by-step explanation:
<em>Using Pythagorean Theorem (a² + b² = c²) we can find out if these measures match.</em>
<em>The order for </em><em>a</em><em> and </em><em>b</em><em> doesn't matter, but the measure for </em><em>c</em><em> does. </em><em>c</em><em> is the hypotenuse, the longest side of a triangle. With these measures, </em><em>10</em><em> will be the hypotenuse because it is the longest.</em>
6² + 9² = 10² <em>If this is true, then the measures can be sides of a triangle.</em>
117 = 100 <em>6 squared plus 9 squared equals 117 but 10 squared equals 100. They do not match so the answer is no.</em>
