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OpenStudy (anonymous):

For each set of numbers, determine whether the numbers represent the lengths of the sides of an acute triangle, a right triangle, an obtuse triangle, or no triangle. a. b. 6, 8, 10 c. 7.1, 10.8, 23.3

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@mandonut

OpenStudy (anonymous):

What's a?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

hold up

OpenStudy (anonymous):

do you know what the Pythagorean Theorem is?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

square root 32 square root 26 square root8

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes but i dont know how to figure out whether its obtuse right or acute

OpenStudy (anonymous):

use the pythagorean theorem on b and c and see if it will be a right triangle

OpenStudy (anonymous):

if it is not a triangle then two of the numbers added together will be less than the third number

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I'm not sure about a though...sorry

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok

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