Question

1. Determine whether 11, 60, and 61 can be the measures of the sides of a triangle. If so,

classily the triangle as acute, right, or obtuse. Justify your answer.

Answer 1

C

Explanation:

irst check if the triangle is right.

If the square of the longest side is equal to the sum of the squares on the other 2 sides then the triangle is right.

longest side = and ( )² = 12

2² + ( )² = 4 + 8 = 12

Thus the triangle is right → C