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Author: Annie Fetter and Steve Risberg
Description: Geometry, difficulty level 2. Given a loop of string 12" long, find all possible triangles of integer side lengths that it can form, and explain whether they are scalene, isosceles, or equilateral, as well as acute, right, or obtuse.
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