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The sides of a triangle are 20, 51, and 50. Use the Pythagorean Theorem to determine if the triangle is right, acute, or obtuse. The triangle is because the square of the largest side the sum of the squares of the other two sides.​

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Answer: Obtuse Triangle

Explanation:

It is not right, because a^2 + b^2 doesn’t equal c^2. It is Actually obtuse because a^2 + b^2 is greater than c^2 because 20^2+50^2 =2900 which is greater than 2601 or 51^2.

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