Question

f a triangle has a side length of 10, 12 and 15 units respectively, what type of triangle is it acute right obtuse or no solution

Answer 1

Acute.

Explanation:

Using the Triangle Inequality Theorem you know that the sum of the lengths of two sides of a triangle are greater than the length of the third side.

Using this we can narrow it down that this DOES have a solution, since 10+12>15.

Now, we can determine if this triangle is a right triangle using the Pythagorean Theorem. C is the longest length.

If c^2= a^2+b^2, then it is a right triangle.

If c^2< a^2+b^2 then it is an acute triangle.

If c^2>a^2+b^2 then it is an obtuse triangle.

We can now substitute. (A and B are interchangeable, but C is the longest length.

A=10

B=12

C=15

A^2=100

B^2=144

C^2=255

We can now figure out that this triangle is acute because A^2+ B^2 (244) < C^2 (255).

Hope this helps!