SOLUTION: I have a question of one of my problems for geometry, if you double all the sides of a right triangle, then the new triangle is now obtuse. Can you explain why this is not true?

SOLUTION: I have a question of one of my problems for geometry, if you double all the sides of a right triangle, then the new triangle is now obtuse. Can you explain why this is not true?

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Question 572422: I have a question of one of my problems for geometry, if you double all the sides of a right triangle, then the new triangle is now obtuse. Can you explain why this is not true?
Answer by richard1234(7193) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If you double all the sides, you'll simply obtain a right triangle that is similar to the original one (with a ratio of 2:1).
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