SOLUTION: in triangle xyz, xy=5, yz=8, and xz=7. which angle is largest?

SOLUTION: in triangle xyz, xy=5, yz=8, and xz=7. which angle is largest?

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Question 551852: in triangle xyz, xy=5, yz=8, and xz=7. which angle is largest?

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The largest angle is opposite the largest side. So the largest angle is angle x since it is opposite side yz = 8 (a drawing may help see this)
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