A triangle has sides of lengths 10, 24, and 26. is it a right triangle? explain.


Asked by maham237 @ in Mathematics viewed by 303 People

Answered by maham237 @



Yes. For right triangles, the sum of the squares of the shorter sides is equal to the square of the longer side. Thus, this is a right triangle if 10^2+24^2=26^2. Expanding these squares, we have 100+576=676, which is true. Thus, the triangle is right.

Similar Questions

Find the length of side x in the right triangle

Asked by admin @ in Mathematics viewed by 377 persons

Which expression finds the length of side x in this right triangle?

For the following right triangle find the side length x

Asked by admin @ in Mathematics viewed by 339 persons

For the following right triangle, find the side length X. round to nearest hundredth

How to find angle in right triangle with 3 sides

Asked by admin @ in Mathematics viewed by 378 persons

Explain how to find the measures of the angles in a right triangle, given the lengths of two sides.

How to find the length of hypotenuse of right triangle

Asked by admin @ in Mathematics viewed by 277 persons

Find the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle if a = 3 and b = 4. A) 3.5 B) 5 C) 6 D) 7

How to find the 3rd side of a right triangle

Asked by admin @ in Mathematics viewed by 466 persons

Two sides of a right triangle are equal to 3m and 4m. Find the length of the third side. (Two cases)If the two given sides are both legs, then the …

Find two sides of a right triangle given the hypotenuse

Asked by admin @ in Mathematics viewed by 330 persons

To solve for the hypotenuse of a right triangle, what information do you need? A. just the measure of one of the acute angles and the length of one side …

How do you find the side length of a triangle

Asked by admin @ in Mathematics viewed by 293 persons

Given the three side lengths, how can you tell if a triangle is a right triangle? Answer: Square all side lengths. If the longest side length squared is equal to …

How to find 2 unknown sides of a right triangle

Asked by admin @ in Mathematics viewed by 283 persons

Solve for the unknown side in the right triangle if b=24 and c=26 find a A.8 B.9 C.10 D.11

How to find sides and angles of a right triangle

Asked by admin @ in Mathematics viewed by 336 persons

Explain how to find the measures of the angles in a right triangle, given the lengths of two sides.

How do you find one side of a right triangle

Asked by admin @ in Mathematics viewed by 296 persons

A right triangle has a hypotenuse length of 12, and one side length of 9. find the missing side length. do the side lengths form a pythagorean triple?

An equilateral triangle with sides of length 6 is inscribed in a circle

Asked by maham237 @ in Mathematics viewed by 330 persons

An equilateral triangle with sides of length 6 is inscribed in a circle. What is the diameter of the Circle? A:5.2 B:6 C:6.9 D:7.5

How to solve a right triangle angle with 2 sides

Asked by admin @ in Mathematics viewed by 306 persons

To solve for the hypotenuse of a right triangle, what information do you need? A. just the measure of one of the acute angles and the length of one side …

All sides of a scalene triangle have the same length

Asked by maham237 @ in Mathematics viewed by 288 persons

We have seen that isosceles triangles have two sides of equal length. The angles opposite these sides have the same measure. Use the information to the right to help find …

What is the longest side of a right triangle called

Asked by admin @ in Mathematics viewed by 360 persons

What is the longest side of a right triangle called?

Most viewed questions in Mathematics


Unit 6 similar triangles homework 2 similar figures answer key

Asked by maham237 @ in Mathematics viewed by 18365 persons


All things algebra unit 7 polygons and quadrilaterals answer key

Asked by admin @ in Mathematics viewed by 8162 persons


Gina wilson all things algebra 2016 answer key unit 11

Asked by admin @ in Mathematics viewed by 5785 persons



Unit 1 geometry basics homework 4 angle addition postulate answers

Asked by maham237 @ in Mathematics viewed by 3936 persons


Unit 6 exponents and exponential functions homework 8 answer key

Asked by maham237 @ in Mathematics viewed by 3256 persons


The manager of a vacation resort believes that the ages

Asked by maham237 @ in Mathematics viewed by 2926 persons



What is 271 403 rounded to the nearest ten thousand

Asked by maham237 @ in Mathematics viewed by 2800 persons


Unit 1 geometry basics homework 3 angle relationships answer key

Asked by maham237 @ in Mathematics viewed by 2584 persons


Homework 2 parallelograms

Asked by maham237 @ in Mathematics viewed by 2504 persons



Why would a prism beat a sphere in a competition?

Asked by maham237 @ in Mathematics viewed by 2481 persons


John wants to send a letter to peter

Asked by maham237 @ in Mathematics viewed by 2466 persons


An artist sells a painting for 20.50 but uses 5.75

Asked by maham237 @ in Mathematics viewed by 2434 persons



Unit 4 congruent triangles homework 1 classifying triangles answer key

Asked by maham237 @ in Mathematics viewed by 2421 persons


Unit 4 congruent triangles homework 2 angles of triangles

Asked by maham237 @ in Mathematics viewed by 2077 persons


Compare the values of the 2s and 5s in 55220

Asked by maham237 @ in Mathematics viewed by 1796 persons