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Question 531800: Hi everyone, I am having trouble on this example word problem, any help would be greatly appreciated. thank you.
Can a triangle have more than one "obtuse" angle? Why or why not?· Which value would relate to how much wrapping paper needed for a large package: the perimeter of the box or the surface area of the box?

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An obtuse angle is greater than 90 degrees, so if there were a triangle that had more than one obtuse angle, the sum of the angles would be more than 180. But the sum of the interior angles for all triangles is 180. So, no, a triangle cannot have more than one obtuse angle.

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