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Is a triangle a right, acute, or an obtuse triangle if
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document.write( "The only angle that could be obtuse or right in any triangle\r\n" );
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document.write( "Let a = 15, b= 11, c = 11, then A is the angle opposite the \r\n" );
document.write( "longest side 15 \r\n" );
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document.write( "That's less than 90°, so it's acute!  Thus the triangle\r\n" );
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