Jeremy is trying to explain why a triangle with side lengths 35, 30, 60 is not a right triangle. His explanation is shown below. Step 1: 35 squared + 30 squared question mark equals 60 squared Step 2: (35 + 30) squared question mark equals 60 squared Step 3: 65 squared question mark equals 60 squared Step 4: 4,225 not-equals 3,600 Which best describes Jeremy's explanation? Jeremy's explanation is accurate. Jeremy's explanation is inaccurate. He wrote the leg lengths in the incorrect order in step 1. Jeremy's explanation is inaccurate. He incorrectly combined terms in step 2. Jeremy's explanation is inaccurate. He multiplied incorrectly in step 4.

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Leonidas Tucker

22 March, 23:03

Jeremy is trying to explain why a triangle with side lengths 35, 30, 60 is not a right triangle. His explanation is shown below. Step 1: 35 squared + 30 squared question mark equals 60 squared Step 2: (35 + 30) squared question mark equals 60 squared Step 3: 65 squared question mark equals 60 squared Step 4: 4,225 not-equals 3,600 Which best describes Jeremy's explanation? Jeremy's explanation is accurate. Jeremy's explanation is inaccurate. He wrote the leg lengths in the incorrect order in step 1. Jeremy's explanation is inaccurate. He incorrectly combined terms in step 2. Jeremy's explanation is inaccurate. He multiplied incorrectly in step 4.

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Joshua Potter · Answer 1

He incorrectly combined terms in step 2

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In Step 2, you can't combine 30² + 35² into (30 + 35) ² so the answer is "He incorrectly combined terms in step 2".