SOLUTION: How do I find out if a triangle is acute, right, or obtuse when given 3 numbers?

Question 485516: How do I find out if a triangle is acute, right, or obtuse when given 3 numbers?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Compare the square of the longest side to the sum of the squares of the other 2 sides.
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If c^2 = a^2 + b^2 it's a right triangle.
If c^2 < a^2 + b^2 it's acute.
If c^2 > a^2 + b^2 it's obtuse.
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If there are 2 sides longer than the 3rd, it's an acute isoceles.
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