Question

a triangle has side lengths of 34 in, 28 in, and 42 in. is this triangle acute,obtuse, or right?

Answer 1

well, can you eliminate one?

Answer 2

acute!

Answer 3

ok, why do you say that?

Answer 4

bc you have to do 34^2 and it is more than 90 degrees.

Answer 5

bone crusher, we are supposed to teach and help not give misleading answers

Answer 6

what do you mean by that ed?

Answer 7

using the pythagorean theorem.

Answer 8

yes, so you would do:

Answer 9

34^2=1,156
28^2+42^2=2,548