document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=914395>Question 914395</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What could represent the side lengths of an obtuse triangle? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "With the lengths of the shorter sides being 3 and 4, the length of the longest side in an obtuse triangle must be greater than 5 and less than 7.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A right triangle with legs measuring 3 and 4 has a hypotenuse measuring 5.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "To make an obtuse triangle we need a wider angle (one measuring more than 90 degrees).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If the angle between sides with lengths 3 and 4 widens, the third side 's length increases, and becomes greater than 5.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "However, the third side of a triangle cannot be equal or greater than the sum of the lengths of the other two sides, and with sides measuring 3 and 4, that sum is 3+4=7. </SPAN>\n" );
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