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OpenStudy (anonymous):
PLEASE HELP! TEST TOMORROW!
tell whether the triangle is right, obtuse, or acute
5n, 12n, 13n where n >0
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Parth (parthkohli):
Does this follow the Pythagorean Theorem?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
yeah
OpenStudy (anonymous):
im in geometry but yeah its the pythagorean theorem
OpenStudy (anonymous):
@ParthKohli
Parth (parthkohli):
what kinds of triangles follow the pythagorean theorem?
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
right, obtuse, and acute
Parth (parthkohli):
hmm, not quite.
OpenStudy (anonymous):
yes. its a^2+b^2=c^2 and its asking to tell if the triangle is right, obtuse, or acute
OpenStudy (anonymous):
@mathmale please help!!
Parth (parthkohli):
only a special kind of triangles follow the pythagorean theorem.
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
ok well how do you do the problem then
OpenStudy (anonymous):
5n^2+12n^2=13n^2 doesnt give the right answer
OpenStudy (anonymous):
@ParthKohli @mathmale
OpenStudy (anonymous):
@ParthKohli can you please tell me how to do this
Parth (parthkohli):
that's not 5n^2 + 12n^2 = 13n^2.
that's (5n)^2 + (12n)^2 = (13n)^2
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
got it thanks
Parth (parthkohli):
you'll see that both sides are the same. so the pythagorean theorem is followed.
pythagorean theorem is true for right triangles only.
OpenStudy (anonymous):
yeah this one is right thanks
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