Pythagorean Theorem and Their Converse

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What is the Pythagorean Theorem?

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What is the converse of the Pythagorean Theorem?

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The converse of the Pythagorean Theorem states that if in a triangle, the square of the length of one side is equal to the sum of the squares of the lengths of the other two sides, then the triangle is a right triangle.

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How do you find the length of a missing side in a right triangle?

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If one side of a right triangle is 5 cm and the other is 12 cm, what is the length of the hypotenuse?

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What are the conditions for a triangle to be classified as a right triangle?

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How can you determine if three lengths can form a triangle?

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To determine if three lengths can form a triangle, check the triangle inequality theorem: the sum of the lengths of any two sides must be greater than the length of the third side.

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What is an acute triangle?

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An acute triangle is a triangle where all three interior angles are less than 90 degrees.

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What is an obtuse triangle?

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An obtuse triangle is a triangle that has one interior angle greater than 90 degrees.

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What is a right triangle?

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A right triangle is a triangle that has one interior angle equal to 90 degrees.

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If the sides of a triangle are 7, 24, and 25, do they form a right triangle?

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