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OpenStudy (meilendurcer):

which word describes the triangle? A. acute B. right C. obtuse D. none of these

OpenStudy (meilendurcer):

OpenStudy (meilendurcer):

thank you

OpenStudy (anonymous):

but it has 90 degree !

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so it's a right angled triangle !

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Whoops~ They're right. It's a right triangle.

OpenStudy (meilendurcer):

yeah I was looking at it again I agree

OpenStudy (meilendurcer):

which set of three segments can form a triangle? A. 9cm,4cm,15,cm B. 6cm,10cm,16cm C. 4cm,8cm,10cm D. 6cm,20cm,30cm

OpenStudy (anonymous):

use pythagorian theorum

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[h^2= p^2+b^2\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

and hypoteneous is always longer !

OpenStudy (meilendurcer):

can you help with that?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok let's start with option a

OpenStudy (anonymous):

here 15 >9 and 4 so take 15=h and use the theorum and same goes with the other options

OpenStudy (meilendurcer):

is it B?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

well formula and is this measure are for right angled triangle ?

OpenStudy (meilendurcer):

I don't know it just says form a triangle the question above is a different one

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok then the whole thing has messed up

OpenStudy (anonymous):

actully pythagorean theorum only applies for right angled triangle

OpenStudy (meilendurcer):

to be honest I don't really know how to do that.

OpenStudy (mathmate):

Use the triangle inequality theorem, which says that the sum of ANY two sides of a triangle must be strictly greater than the third side. For example, sides 2,4, 8 cannot form a triangle because 2+4<8. 4,4,8 cannot either, because 4+4=8 and not >8.

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