edaBit-coding-challenges/Is-This-a-Right-Angled-Triangle/code.cpp

/*  Given three numbers, x, y and z, 
 *  determine whether they are the edges of a right angled triangle.
 *  Notice the largest side of the triangle might not be the last one 
 *  passed to the function. All numbers will be integers (whole numbers).
 */
// two soltions, one nice solution...One longer solution that led to the 
// nice solution.
bool rightTriangle(int x, int y, int z) {
	std::vector<int> valid = {x,y,z};
	for(int i=0;i<valid.size();i++){
		if(valid[i]<=0){
			return false;
		}
		valid[i]*=valid[i];
	}
	std::sort(valid.begin(),valid.end());
		return valid[2] == valid[0]+valid[1]; 
	
	/* long int largest = z;
	long int sideOne = x;
	long int sideTwo = y;
	// if any x,y,z is 0: return false. if any x,y,z is negative: return false.
		if((x<=0) || (y<=0) || (z<=0)){
			return false;
		}
	// find largest size
	if (x>y){
		if(x>z){
			sideOne = y;
			sideTwo = z;
			largest = x;
		}
	}
	else
		if(y>z){
			sideTwo = z;
			largest = y;
		}
	return (largest*largest) == ((sideOne*sideOne) + (sideTwo*sideTwo));
	*/
}