184k views
1 vote
A triangle has side lengths of 7, 24, and 25. Is the triangle right, acute, or obtuse?

User Kadisha
by
6.6k points

2 Answers

4 votes
I think that it's an obtuse triangle. 
User Flavia Obreja
by
7.2k points
3 votes
If the squares of the shorter sides added together are:

Equal to the square of the longest side - the triangle is right angled
Less than the square of the longest side - the triangle is obtuse angled
More than the square of the longest side - the triangle is acute angled

This example would be right, which comes from the Pythagoras theorem
User Dhavalcengg
by
7.0k points