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Given the lengths of the sides of a triangle, identify the triangle as acute, right, or obtuse.
37,12,34
5,12,13
20,21,28
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Answered by
Steve
given the three sides, with c being the largest, you know that the triangle is a right triangle if
c^2 = a^2+b^2
if c^2 < a^2+b^2, then it's acute, and obtuse otherwise.
So, start checking.
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Heather
Thank you Steve.
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