Problem #3: Tess and Finley are building a triangular block tower. • The tower will only be stable if the triangle forms a 90° angle. • Their blue block is 4.3 inches, their orange block is 5.2 inches, and their red block is 6.1 inches. • Will their tower be stable? Yes or no. Good. just plug in the #'s and see if the left side = the right side.. . C is the longest side 5.2 C^2-A^2+B^2 4.3 6.1-5.2+4.3 6.1 6.1

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Problem #3: Tess and Finley are building a triangular block tower.
The tower will only be stable if the triangle forms a 90° angle.
Their blue block is 4.3 inches, their orange block is 5.2 inches, and their red block is
6.1 inches.
• Will their tower be stable? Yes or no.
Good. just plug in the
#'s and see if the left
side = the right
side... Cis the
longest side
5.2
C^2-A^2+B^2
6.1-5.2+4.3
6.1
4.3
6.1
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Transcribed Image Text:Problem #3: Tess and Finley are building a triangular block tower. The tower will only be stable if the triangle forms a 90° angle. Their blue block is 4.3 inches, their orange block is 5.2 inches, and their red block is 6.1 inches. • Will their tower be stable? Yes or no. Good. just plug in the #'s and see if the left side = the right side... Cis the longest side 5.2 C^2-A^2+B^2 6.1-5.2+4.3 6.1 4.3 6.1 notes
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