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pythagorean_converse.py

Created by james-wysocki

Created on February 09, 2026

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# This code will determine if a triangle
# is acute, obtuse, or right given three sides
# J Wysocki, 2/9/26

def triangle_type(a,b,c):
  sides = [a,b,c]
  sides.sort()
  short_sides = sides[1]**2 + sides[0]**2
  if sides[0] + sides[1] <= sides[2]:
    return "not a triangle"
  elif short_sides > sides[2]**2:
    return "acute"
  elif short_sides == sides[2]**2:
    return "right"
  else:
    return "obtuse"

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