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Which measures would be the side lengths of a right triangle?
A. 2 cm, 5 cm, 7 cm
B. 9 cm, 14 cm, 17 cm
C. 7 cm, 17 cm, 24 cm
D. 5 cm, 12 cm, 13 cm


Sagot :

luana
Conditions for side lenghts for triangle:
a<b+c and
b<c+a and
c<a+b
so we check all posibilities:
A) 2+5=7 we can see that one condition is not fulfilled so they can't be side lenghts of triangle
B) 9<14+17
14<9+17
17<14+19
All conditions are fulfilled so they can be side lenghts of triangle
C)7<17+24
17<7+24
24<17+7
All conditions are fulfilled so they can be side lenghts of triangle
D)5<12+13
12<5+13
13<5+12
All conditions are fulfilled so they can be side lenghts of triangle