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Triangular shapes are some of the strongest shapes used in construction. When an architect is a designing a bridge, he decides to make the base out of a series of right triangles. The steel he bought came in three different lengths: 12 feet, 21 feet, and 16 feet. Without changing the length of the steel rods, will the architect be able to use these rods to make the right triangles for the base of his bridge? Show your work.
No, because
12^2 + 16^2 does not equal 21^2
(FALSE)