Two sides of an obtuse triangle measure 9 inches and 14 inches. The length of longest side is unknown.
What is the smallest possible whole-number length of the unknown side?
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The sides of an obtuse triangle are realated as follow
c²>a²+b²
In the problem statement we have given the value of c And one of the side length . Thus:
14²>12²+b²
196>144+b²
52>b²
b²<7.2
Therfore , the greatest possible wholeno. is for the unknown side is 7.2.
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