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We can find an acute triangle with the three altitude lengths 12, and h, if and only if h2 belongs to interval (p,q). Find (p,q).

 

Any help is appreciated thanks smiley

 Jan 25, 2022
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I got it! The answer is (45,43).

 

Here is how I got it:

 

Let S be the twice the area of the triangle. Then the side lengths are S, S/2, and S/h. Since the triangle is acute, these side lengths must satisfy these inequalities:

S2+(S2)2>(Sh)2

(S2)2+(Sh)2>S2

S2+(Sh)2>(S2)2

 

We can divide each inequality by S2 to simplify, and the third inequality will automatically be satisfied, so we are left with:

1+14>1h2

14+1h2>1

 

Simplifying, we get h^2>4/5, and h^2<4/3, so the interval for h^2 is the (4/5, 4/3).

 Feb 10, 2022

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