SOLUTION: Classify this triangle as acute, right, or obtuse with the numbers 12, 8, and 10

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Question 869035: Classify this triangle as acute, right, or obtuse with the numbers 12, 8, and 10
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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Longest side is 12.

Test with Pythagorean Theorem.

8%5E2%2B10%5E2 versus 12%5E2;
164 versus 144.
ACUTE.