SOLUTION: 1. Can a triangle have two obtuse angles? Justify your answer

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Question 180161: 1. Can a triangle have two obtuse angles? Justify your answer
Answer by Mathtut(3670) About Me  (Show Source):
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NO!!! a triangle can only have at most 1 obtuse angle
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by definition an obtuse angle is greater than 90 degrees
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since a triangle has only 180 degrees
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then it stands to reason that the other two angles have to total to less than 90 degrees