SOLUTION: Do these sides make a right,acute,obtuse triangle or is it not possible: Example #1: 8,17,9

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Question 427736: Do these sides make a right,acute,obtuse triangle or is it not possible:
Example #1:
8,17,9

Answer by richard1234(7193)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
It does not make a triangle, as it violates the triangle inequality.
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