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Which set of angles can form a triangle

1 acute 1 right and 1 obtuse

1 acute and two obtuse

1 acute and 2right

2 acute and 1 right

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Answer:

2 acute and 1 right

Explanation:

The sum of angles of a triangle is always 180°.

Right angles are 90°, and obtuse angles are more than 90°. If each of the angles in the triangle is more than 0°, there obviously cannot be two angles that measure 90° or more. Just the sum of those two would be 180° or more, and that sum doesn't include the third angle.

So, any triangle can have at most one angle that is 90° or more (right or obtuse). The remaining two angles must be acute for the sum of angles to be 180°.

2 acute and 1 right angle can form a triangle

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