Question

Is a triangle with the sides 4, 8, and square root (35) acute, obtuse, or a right triangle?

Answer 1

well, sqrt35 is less then 6 right?

Answer 2

since the 'legs' are the shorter sides. what does the pythag tell us a right triangle longest side would be?

Answer 3

Assume the triangle is a right triangle and then you can use the Pythagorean theorem.
Use the two shorter sides as legs and find the hypotenuse.
What do you get for the hypotenuse?