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An '''obtuse triangle''' is a [[triangle]] in which some [[angle]] is an [[obtuse angle]].  Any triangle which is not obtuse is either a [[right triangle]] or an [[acute triangle]].
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An '''obtuse triangle''' is a [[triangle]] in which one [[angle]] is an [[obtuse angle]].  Any triangle which is not obtuse is either a [[right triangle]] or an [[acute triangle]].
  
  

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An obtuse triangle is a triangle in which one angle is an obtuse angle. Any triangle which is not obtuse is either a right triangle or an acute triangle.


The obtuse triangles can also be defined in different ways:

  • A triangle is obtuse if and only if two of its altitudes lie entirely outside the triangle. (There is no triangle with exactly one altitude or all three altitudes outside the triangle.)