CK-12 Geometry Concepts

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http://www.ck12.org Chapter 8. Right Triangle Trigonometry


b. What is a possible length of the third side to make the triangle acute?
c. What is a possible length of the third side to make the triangle obtuse?


  1. The lengths of the sides of a triangle are 8x, 15 x,and 17x. Determine if the triangle is acute, right, or obtuse.


Determine if the following triangles are acute, right or obtuse.



  1. 5, 12, 15

  2. 13, 84, 85

  3. 20, 20, 24

  4. 35, 40, 51

  5. 39, 80, 89

  6. 20, 21, 38

  7. 48, 55, 76


Graph each set of points and determine if 4 ABCis acute, right, or obtuse.


21.A( 3 ,− 5 ),B(− 5 ,− 8 ),C(− 2 , 7 )
22.A( 5 , 3 ),B( 2 ,− 7 ),C(− 1 , 5 )
23.WritingExplain the two different ways you can show that a triangle in the coordinate plane is a right triangle.
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