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An '''acute triangle''' is a [[triangle]] in which each [[angle]] is an [[acute angle]]. Any triangle which is not acute is either a [[right triangle]] or an [[obtuse triangle]]. | An '''acute triangle''' is a [[triangle]] in which each [[angle]] is an [[acute angle]]. Any triangle which is not acute is either a [[right triangle]] or an [[obtuse triangle]]. | ||
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Acute triangles can also be defined in different ways: | Acute triangles can also be defined in different ways: | ||
* A triangle is acute if and only if each of its [[altitude]]s lies entirely in the triangle's interior. | * A triangle is acute if and only if each of its [[altitude]]s lies entirely in the triangle's interior. | ||
+ | * A triangle with sides of length <math>a, b</math> and <math>c</math> is acute if and only if <math>a^2 + b^2 > c^2</math>, <math>b^2 + c^2 > a^2</math> and <math>c^2 + a^2 > b^2</math>. This is known as the [[Geometric inequality | Pythagorean Inequality]]. | ||
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Revision as of 21:53, 20 April 2008
An acute triangle is a triangle in which each angle is an acute angle. Any triangle which is not acute is either a right triangle or an obtuse triangle.
Acute triangles can also be defined in different ways:
- A triangle is acute if and only if each of its altitudes lies entirely in the triangle's interior.
- A triangle with sides of length and is acute if and only if , and . This is known as the Pythagorean Inequality.
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