SOLUTION: An acute angle triangle has sides 10,24 and x.What is the possible integral values of x?

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Question 499108: An acute angle triangle has sides 10,24 and x.What is the possible integral values of x?
Answer by cleomenius(959) About Me  (Show Source):
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If a%5E2 + b%5E2 < c%5E2, the angle is acute.
If a%5E2 + b%5E2 < c%5E2, the angle is obtuse.
a%5E2 + b%5E2 = c%5E2
a%5E2 + b%5E2 = 676,
sqrt%28676%29 = 26
So, the third side must be < 26.
Cleomenius.