Monday, July 11, 2011

If the side lengths of a triangle are 7,6, and 9, the triangle ____?

Acute triangle. 7^2+6^2 is greater than 9^2. Since the hypotenuse(longest side) is smaller than the two sums, it has to be an acute. If the hypotenuse was greater, than is would be an obtuse, but it's not. 85>81

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