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Difficulty: 2/102024 NMTC 2024 (QII-26)

Consider triangle ABC with ∠A = 45° and ∠B = 5°. What is the type of ΔABC?

Guide / Hint

Hint 1: Use the angle sum property of triangles to find the measure of the third angle .

Hint 2: Subtract the sum of and from .

Hint 3: Classify the triangle based on whether the largest angle is acute (), right (), or obtuse ().

Solution

Step 1 (Angle Sum Theorem): The sum of the interior angles of any triangle is always :

Step 2 (Solve for the Third Angle): Substituting the given values and :

Step 3 (Classify Triangle): An obtuse triangle is defined as a triangle with one interior angle strictly greater than . Since , is an obtuse-angled triangle.

Step 4 (Conclusion): The type of is obtuse.

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