If the angle opposite b is the obtuse angle then the answer is a² + c² < b² because in an obtuse triangle, the sum of the squares of the shortest sides must be less than the square of the longest side. In this case, the longest side is the one opposite the largest angle, which is b.
The box plot that would confirm the inference that Linda made would have a minimum value of 20 and a maximum value of 40. Somewhere in the between is the mean. The box plot should have a confidence interval of 95% in order to have the inference valid.<span />
