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A right triangle is a triangle that has one 90 degree angle, and 2 other angles.

Some special ones are 45-45-90, and 30-60-90.

The sum of the angles in a triangle will always = 180 degrees.

Since we know a triangle has 3 angles, and in particular, a right triangle has a 90 degree angle. We can say 180 degrees - 90 degrees = the other 2 angles.

Add the other 2 angles in your triangle. Usually one is given as 90 degrees, or has a small square mark in the corner of the triangle to indicate that it is a right triangle.

Once you add the other 2 angles, see if they add up to 90 degrees.

If they do, you have a right triangle.

If they do not, you either do not have a right triangle OR your triangle is broken and all 3 angles do not add up to 180 degrees.

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