A triangle has sides of length 18,80,82 is it a right triangle
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To solve we need to use Pythagoras theorem ( 
)
There are 2 possible lengths for x: hypotenuse or one of the 2 shorter sides.
Hypotenuse:
10^{2} + 21^2 =
100+441=
23.3≈x
Shorter leg:
= 441-100
x≈18.47
There are 2 possible lengths for x: hypotenuse or one of the 2 shorter sides.
Hypotenuse:
10^{2} + 21^2 =
100+441=
23.3≈x
Shorter leg:
x≈18.47