SOLUTION: Are these the sides of an obtuse, acute, or right triangle, or not a triangle: radical 37, 5, radical 62. Thank you for your time.

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Question 711753: Are these the sides of an obtuse, acute, or right triangle, or not a triangle: radical 37, 5, radical 62.
Thank you for your time.

Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Are these the sides of an obtuse, acute, or right triangle, or not a triangle: radical 37, 5, radical 62.
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Is it a triangle?
62-5 < 37 < 62+5::::::: good
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37-5 < 62 < 37+5::::::: false
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So those are not the sides of a triangle.
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Cheers,
Stan H.

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