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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Are my answers correct? :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i know the answer to ur question if i tell u u going to have to fan meh?

hartnn (hartnn):

how did you figure hose out ?

hartnn (hartnn):

did you use this : If a, b and c are the lengths of the sides of a triangle and c is the largest side, then (1) a^2 + b^2 = c^2 => right triangle (2) a^2 + b^2 > c^2 => acute-angled (3) a^2 + b^2 < c^2 => obtuse-angled ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

its easy

OpenStudy (anonymous):

im doing same stuff

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so they aren't correct? i dont know how to figure it out

hartnn (hartnn):

you can use this : If a, b and c are the lengths of the sides of a triangle and c is the largest side, then (1) a^2 + b^2 = c^2 => right triangle (2) a^2 + b^2 > c^2 => acute-angled (3) a^2 + b^2 < c^2 => obtuse-angled first figure out which is largest side, c

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so the first one is still obtuse?

hartnn (hartnn):

lets check! largest side = c =12 , c^2 =12^2 =144 a^2+b^2 = 9^2 +10^2 = 81+100 =181 181 > 144 so, a^2+b^2 > c^2 so , according to "(2) a^2 + b^2 > c^2 => acute-angled" this triangle is acute triangle. did you get this ? can you do similar thing for others ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OOHHH i get it. Thankyou :)

hartnn (hartnn):

welcome ^_^ you can ask if you wanna verify others too....

OpenStudy (anonymous):

the second one is obtuse?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i did 17*17 + 15 + 8

hartnn (hartnn):

the sides were, 8,15,17 right ? largest side = c = 17, c^2 =....? a^2+b^2 = 8^2+15^2 =.... ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

1185?

hartnn (hartnn):

which calculator are you using ? :P c^2 = 17^2 =289 a^2+b^2 = 8^2+15^2 =64 +225 = 289 so which case ?

hartnn (hartnn):

when both are equal ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

they're right triangles

hartnn (hartnn):

yes, 2nd one is right triangle, what about 3rd ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

acute?

hartnn (hartnn):

what were the sides of 3rd triangle ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

5 6 and 10

hartnn (hartnn):

largest side = c =10, c^2 =10^2 =... a^2+b^2 = 5^2+6^2 =... ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

61?

hartnn (hartnn):

yes, so is 61 > 100 or 61 < 100 ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

less than. so its obtuse?

hartnn (hartnn):

yes.

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