SOLUTION: Classify the triangle with sides of 6 inches, 8 inches, and 3 inches

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Question 402285: Classify the triangle with sides of 6 inches, 8 inches, and 3 inches
Found 2 solutions by sofiyac, Edwin McCravy:
Answer by sofiyac(983) About Me  (Show Source):
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A triangle with all sides a different length is called scalene.

Answer by Edwin McCravy(20054) About Me  (Show Source):
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Angle A is greater than 90° and is thus an obtuse angle, so triangle ABC
is an obtuse triangle.  None of the three sides are the same, so it is
also a scalene triangle.

So ABC is a scalene obtuse triangle.

Edwin