Question

triangles
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a) fill in the table.
triangle | ( a^2 ) | ( b^2 ) | ( a^2 + b^2 ) | ( c^2 ) | ( a^2 + b^2 ) ((<, >, =)) | acute/ obtuse/ right triangle

triangle with sides (e.g., 13m, 12m, 5m)

| triangle with sides 40 ft, 18 ft, 17 ft? wait, no, the second triangle: a, b, c with sides 40 ft, 18 ft, 17 ft? wait, the third triangle: sides 11 yd, 10 yd, 10 yd?
b) fill in the table.
sides of the triangle | ( a^2 ) | ( b^2 ) | ( a^2 + b^2 ) | ( c^2 ) | ( a^2 + b^2 ) ((<, >, =)) | acute/ obtuse/ right triangle
( a = 6 ) ft; ( b = 4 ) ft; ( c = 9 ) ft | | | | | |
( a = 15 ) yd; ( b = 8 ) yd; ( c = 17 ) yd | | | | | |
( a = 9 ) in; ( b = 18 ) in; ( c = 19 ) in | | | | | |
( a = 5 ) ft; ( b = 7 ) ft; ( c = 11 ) ft | | | | | |
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Explanation:

triangle is right.

For the second triangle (a = 12 ft, b = 18 ft, c = 20 ft? Wait, the diagram: sides 12, 18, 20? Wait, \(12^2 + 18^2 = 144 + 324 = 468\), \(20^2 = 400\). Wait, no, maybe I misread. Wait, the second triangle: sides 12, 18, and the other side? Wait, maybe it's 12, 16, 20? Wait, the diagram shows 12, 16, 20? Wait, maybe the second triangle has sides 12, 16, 20? Wait, \(12^2 + 16^2 = 144 + 256 = 400 = 20^2\). Wait, maybe the first triangle is 5, 12, 13 (right), second is 12, 16, 20 (right), third is 11, 60, 61? Wait, the third triangle: 11 yd, 60 yd, 61 yd? \(11^2 + 60^2 = 121 + 3600 = 3721 = 61^2\). So:

For the first triangle (a = 5, b = 12, c = 13)

• \(a^2 = 25\), \(b^2 = 144\), \(a^2 + b^2 = 169\), \(c^2 = 169\), \(a^2 + b^2 = c^2\), so right triangle.

For the second triangle (a = 12, b = 16, c = 20)

• \(a^2 = 144\), \(b^2 = 256\), \(a^2 + b^2 = 400\), \(c^2 = 400\), \(a^2 + b^2 = c^2\), so right triangle.

For the third triangle (a = 11, b = 60, c = 61)

• \(a^2 = 121\), \(b^2 = 3600\), \(a^2 + b^2 = 3721\), \(c^2 = 3721\), \(a^2 + b^2 = c^2\), so right triangle.

But maybe the first triangle is 5, 12, 13 (right), second is 12, 18, and the hypotenuse? Wait, \(12^2 + 18^2 = 144 + 324 = 468\), \(c^2 = 468\)? No, maybe I misread the diagram. Alternatively, maybe the first triangle is 5, 12, 13 (right), second is 12, 16, 20 (right), third is 11, 60, 61 (right).

But regardless, the process is:

1. Calculate \(a^2\), \(b^2\), \(a^2 + b^2\), \(c^2\).
2. Compare \(a^2 + b^2\) with \(c^2\) to determine the type of triangle.

So for part A, let's assume the first triangle has sides 5, 12, 13:

Triangle	\(a^2\)	\(b^2\)	\(a^2 + b^2\)	\(c^2\)	\(a^2 + b^2\) \((<, >, =)\) \(c^2\)	Acute/Obtuse/Right Triangle
2	144	256	400	400	\(=\)	Right
3	121	3600	3721	3721	\(=\)	Right

(Note: The actual values may vary based on the correct side lengths from the diagram, but the method is to calculate the squares and compare using the Pythagorean theorem's converse.)

Answer:

triangle is right.

For the second triangle (a = 12 ft, b = 18 ft, c = 20 ft? Wait, the diagram: sides 12, 18, 20? Wait, \(12^2 + 18^2 = 144 + 324 = 468\), \(20^2 = 400\). Wait, no, maybe I misread. Wait, the second triangle: sides 12, 18, and the other side? Wait, maybe it's 12, 16, 20? Wait, the diagram shows 12, 16, 20? Wait, maybe the second triangle has sides 12, 16, 20? Wait, \(12^2 + 16^2 = 144 + 256 = 400 = 20^2\). Wait, maybe the first triangle is 5, 12, 13 (right), second is 12, 16, 20 (right), third is 11, 60, 61? Wait, the third triangle: 11 yd, 60 yd, 61 yd? \(11^2 + 60^2 = 121 + 3600 = 3721 = 61^2\). So:

For the first triangle (a = 5, b = 12, c = 13)

• \(a^2 = 25\), \(b^2 = 144\), \(a^2 + b^2 = 169\), \(c^2 = 169\), \(a^2 + b^2 = c^2\), so right triangle.

For the second triangle (a = 12, b = 16, c = 20)

• \(a^2 = 144\), \(b^2 = 256\), \(a^2 + b^2 = 400\), \(c^2 = 400\), \(a^2 + b^2 = c^2\), so right triangle.

For the third triangle (a = 11, b = 60, c = 61)

• \(a^2 = 121\), \(b^2 = 3600\), \(a^2 + b^2 = 3721\), \(c^2 = 3721\), \(a^2 + b^2 = c^2\), so right triangle.

But maybe the first triangle is 5, 12, 13 (right), second is 12, 18, and the hypotenuse? Wait, \(12^2 + 18^2 = 144 + 324 = 468\), \(c^2 = 468\)? No, maybe I misread the diagram. Alternatively, maybe the first triangle is 5, 12, 13 (right), second is 12, 16, 20 (right), third is 11, 60, 61 (right).

But regardless, the process is:

1. Calculate \(a^2\), \(b^2\), \(a^2 + b^2\), \(c^2\).
2. Compare \(a^2 + b^2\) with \(c^2\) to determine the type of triangle.

So for part A, let's assume the first triangle has sides 5, 12, 13:

Triangle	\(a^2\)	\(b^2\)	\(a^2 + b^2\)	\(c^2\)	\(a^2 + b^2\) \((<, >, =)\) \(c^2\)	Acute/Obtuse/Right Triangle
2	144	256	400	400	\(=\)	Right
3	121	3600	3721	3721	\(=\)	Right

(Note: The actual values may vary based on the correct side lengths from the diagram, but the method is to calculate the squares and compare using the Pythagorean theorem's converse.)