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Determine whether each triangle with sides of given length is a right triangle. justify your answer
7 yd, 5 yd, 9 yd
10 ft, 24ft, 26 ft

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The triangles with the side lengths 10 ft, 24ft, 26 ft, is a right triangle while a triangle with side lengths of 7 yd, 5 yd, 9 yd is NOT based on the Pythagorean theorem.

What is a Right Triangle?

A triangle is said to be a triangle based on the Pythagorean theorem, if the square of the longest side equals the sum of the squares of the other smaller sides of the triangle.

9² = 7² + 5²

81 = 74 (NOT TRUE), therefore, the triangle with the side lengths 7 yd, 5 yd, 9 yd, is not a right triangle.

26² = 10² + 24²

676 = 676 (TRUE), therefore, the triangle with the side lengths 10 ft, 24ft, 26 ft, is a right triangle.

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