Question

Triangles J K L and X Y Z are shown. The length of side J is 3, the length of side K is 6, and the length of side L is 4. The length of side X is 4, the length of side Y is 4, and the length of side Z is 5.

Classify each of the triangles as acute, obtuse, or right.



Triangle JKL is
triangle.

Triangle XYZ is
triangle.

Answer 1

obtuse & acute

Explanation:

Answer 2

The answer is below

Explanation:

A triangle is a polygon with three sides and three angles. Types of triangles are acute, scalene, obtuse, equilateral, isosceles and right angled triangle.

For a right angled triangle, the square of the longest side (hypotenuse) is equal to the sum of the square of the remaining two sides.

For an obtuse triangle, the square of the longest side is greater than the sum of the square of the remaining two sides.

For an acute triangle, the square of the longest side is less than the sum of the square of the remaining two sides.

In triangle JKL:

J² + L² = 3² + 4² = 25

K² = 6² = 36 > 25 (J² + L²)

Hence triangle JKL is an obtuse triangle

In triangle XYZ:

X² + Y² = 4² + 4² = 32

Z² = 5² = 25 < 32 (X² + Y²)

Hence triangle XYZ is an acute triangle.