We are asked whether any three squares could form the sides of a right triangle. Let's try to form a right triangle using the sides of three identical squares with side length a.
Notice that the squares form an equilateral triangle. The measure of each angle in an equilateral triangle is 60∘, so this triangle is not a right triangle.
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