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Question 16

A triangle has angles of 90 degrees, 55 degrees and 35 degrees. What is its name when triangles are classified by their angles?

  1. obtuse-angled
  2. scalene
  3. right-angledCorrect answer
  4. acute-angled

Explanation

One angle is exactly 90 degrees, and a triangle containing such an angle takes the name right-angled. The obtuse classification would need one angle above 90 degrees, yet the two remaining angles here are both well below that.

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