The lengths of the sides of a triangle are 3, 3, 3 square root 2 Can the triangle be a right triangle?

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Ashlyn Waller

12 January, 02:07

The lengths of the sides of a triangle are 3, 3, 3 square root 2 Can the triangle be a right triangle?

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Cristofer Johns · Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

If the base and height were each 3, then the hypotenuse would need to be:

3^2 + 3^2 = C^2

9 + 9 = C^2

18 = C^2

C = SQRT (18) = 4.24

This is larger than sqrt (3), so this cannot be a right triangle.