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Greatest Triangles: The 5-12-14

October 8, 2025

One entry from the 10 Greatest Triangles countdown: The 5-12-14.

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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2025-10-08-the-10-greatest-triangles-of-the-21st-century--greatest-triangles-the-5-12-14/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)
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#6: The 5-12-14. "Is it right? No. Wrong? Perhaps. Either way, being obtuse never felt so good."

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