describe a triangle with sides of 9in., 4in. and 6in.
well, it's scalene, since all sides are different.
Since 9^2 > 4^2 + 6^2, it's obtuse.
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Volume of 6in. 9in. 4in.
Find the volume of 6in 4in 9in using 3.14
To describe a triangle with sides of 9 inches, 4 inches, and 6 inches, we can determine its shape and size based on its side lengths. Firstly, we need to check if it's a valid triangle by applying the triangle inequality theorem, which states that the sum of any two sides of a triangle must be greater than the third side.
Let's check the inequality:
9 + 4 > 6
13 > 6 (True)
4 + 6 > 9
10 > 9 (True)
6 + 9 > 4
15 > 4 (True)
Since all three inequalities are true, the given side lengths form a valid triangle.
Now, to describe the triangle further, we can determine its type based on the lengths of its sides:
1. Scalene Triangle: A triangle is scalene if all three sides have different lengths. In our case, since all the sides have different lengths (9, 4, and 6 inches), the triangle is scalene.
2. Acute Triangle: A triangle is acute if all its angles are less than 90 degrees. To determine the angles, we can use the Law of Cosines.
Let's denote the sides of the triangle as a = 9 inches, b = 4 inches, and c = 6 inches. The angles opposite these sides are denoted as A, B, and C, respectively.
Using the Law of Cosines, we can find the angles:
cos(A) = (b^2 + c^2 - a^2) / (2 * b * c)
cos(B) = (a^2 + c^2 - b^2) / (2 * a * c)
cos(C) = (a^2 + b^2 - c^2) / (2 * a * b)
Calculating the values:
cos(A) = (4^2 + 6^2 - 9^2) / (2 * 4 * 6)
cos(A) = (16 + 36 - 81) / (48)
cos(A) = -29 / 48
A = arccos(-29 / 48) (taking the inverse cos function)
cos(B) = (9^2 + 6^2 - 4^2) / (2 * 9 * 6)
cos(B) = (81 + 36 - 16) / (108)
cos(B) = 101 / 108
B = arccos(101 / 108) (taking the inverse cos function)
cos(C) = (9^2 + 4^2 - 6^2) / (2 * 9 * 4)
cos(C) = (81 + 16 - 36) / (72)
cos(C) = 61 / 72
C = arccos(61 / 72) (taking the inverse cos function)
By substituting the values into the equation, we can find the angle measures A, B, and C.
Now, based on the angle measures, we can classify the triangle:
- If A, B, and C are all less than 90 degrees, the triangle is an acute triangle.
- If one angle is exactly 90 degrees, the triangle is a right triangle.
- If one angle is greater than 90 degrees, the triangle is an obtuse triangle.
By calculating the angles, we can determine the type of triangle based on the angle measures.