document.write( "Question 1114733: 4. A triangle has sides that are 12 cm, 15 cm and 20 cm in lengths. Classify it as acute, obtuse or right or say there is insufficient information. \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "If c is the longest side of a triangle and the other two sides are a and b, then

\n" ); document.write( "(1) if \"c%5E2+=+a%5E2%2Bb%5E2\" then the triangle is a right triangle;
\n" ); document.write( "(2) if \"c%5E2+%3E+a%5E2%2Bb%5E2\" then the triangle is obtuse;
\n" ); document.write( "(3) if \"c%5E2+%3C+a%5E2%2Bb%5E2\" then the triangle is acute.

\n" ); document.write( "For the given lengths,
\n" ); document.write( "\"c%5E2+=+400\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5E2%2Bb%5E2+=+144%2B225+=+369\"

\n" ); document.write( "\"c%5E2+%3E+a%5E2%2Bb%5E2\" so the triangle is obtuse.
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