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A triangle has side lengths 10, 16, and 11. Is the triangle acute, obtuse, or right? Explain.thank you ! :)

A triangle has side lengths 10, 16, and 11. Is the triangle acute, obtuse, or right-example-1
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side lengths 10 16 and 11

10^2 + 11^2 = 16^2

100 + 121 = 256

221 = 256 not true so it isn't a right triangle

if the sum of the squares of the two shorter sides (221) is greater than the square of the third side (256) the triangle is acute, since 221 < 256, the triangle is obtuse

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