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The sides of a triangle are 9, 41, and 40. Use the Pythagorean Theorem to determine if the triangle is right, acute, or obtuse

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Check the longest side: 41.

Compute 9^2 + 40^2 = 81 + 1600 = 1681, and 41^2 = 1681.

Since 9^2 + 40^2 = 41^2, the triangle is a right triangle (right angle between the sides 9 and 40).