SOLUTION: IN TRIANGLE XYZ XY=7 YZ=10 AND XZ=4 WHICH ANGLE OF THE TRIANGLE HAS THE GREATEST MEASUREMENT

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Question 484341: IN TRIANGLE XYZ XY=7 YZ=10 AND XZ=4 WHICH ANGLE OF THE TRIANGLE HAS THE GREATEST MEASUREMENT
Found 2 solutions by stanbon, Edwin McCravy:
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
IN TRIANGLE XYZ XY=7 YZ=10 AND XZ=4 WHICH ANGLE OF THE TRIANGLE HAS THE GREATEST MEASUREMENT
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The angle opposite the largest side is the largest angle.
The largest side is YZ, so the largest angle is X.
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Cheers,
Stan H.

Answer by Edwin McCravy(20056)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The bigger the angle, the longer its opposite side.



The longest side is YZ, and so the angle opposite it, X, is the
largest angle.

Edwin


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