Big Ideas Math: Modeling Real Life, Grade 8
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Exercise 10 Page 420

Yes.

We are given the lengths of the three sides of a triangle, and want to determine whether the sides form a right triangle. We will need to use the converse of the Pythagorean Theorem.

Converse of the Pythagorean Theorem

If the sides of a triangle have lengths a, b, and c, and c^2=a^2+b^2, then the triangle is a right triangle.

This tells us that we can use the Pythagorean Theorem in reverse to test if a triangle is right. The hypotenuse c will always have the greatest value. Let's look at the given triangle.

Let's substitute a= 80, b= 39, and c= 89 into a^2+b^2=c^2, and see if they become a true statement.
a^2+b^2=c^2
80^2+ 39^2? = 89^2
6400+1521 ? =7921
7921=7921 ✓
The statement is true, so the given triangle is a right triangle.