document.write( "Question 612954: On My Test, There's an question asking: Given the following triangle side lenghts, identify the triangle as acute, right, or obtuse. I Don't Know How To Do That, , But The Questions Are 1. 9 cm, 10, cm, 12, cm. 2. 8 m, 15 m, 17 m. 3. 5 in., 6 in., 10in. 4. 7 mm, 24 mm, 25 mm, 5. 8 ft, 11 ft, 13 ft, & the last one is 3 yd, 8 yd, 9 yd. \n" ); document.write( "

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Use the pythagorean theorem (but in the opposite direction so to speak)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "i) If A^2+B^2 = C^2 is true, then we have a right triangle\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "ii) If A^2+B^2 > C^2 is the case, then we have an acute triangle. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "iii) If A^2+B^2 < C^2, then we have an obtuse triangle. \n" ); document.write( "

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