SOLUTION: the lengths of the sides of a triangle are 11cm, 15cm, and k cm, where k is an integer. For how many values of k is the triangle acute?
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Question 919082: the lengths of the sides of a triangle are 11cm, 15cm, and k cm, where k is an integer. For how many values of k is the triangle acute?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39621) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
For HOW MANY VALUES of k?
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Also need to apply this to the two other sides.
and
Not so much of how many values of k; but more important, which values of k.
Important rule here is .
(1)
(2)
(3)
... k must not be negative.
k can be any value such that
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