document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=309771>Question 309771</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In an triangle ABC, BC > AB and AC < AB.  Which of the statement is always true?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(1)  angle A > angle B > angle C<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2)  angle A > angle C > angle B<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3)  angle B > angle A > angle C<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(4)  angle C > angle B > angle A<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(5)  angle C > angle A > angle B<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "AC < AB.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If AC < AB, this means that AB > AC\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The two statement can therefore be equivalent to:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "BC > AB<BR>\n" );
document.write( "AB > AC\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "These two statements then become equivalent to the following one statement:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "BC > AB > AC\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In a triangle, if one side is greater than the other side, than the angle opposite the one side is also greater than the angle opposite the other side.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "angle A is opposite BC<BR>\n" );
document.write( "angle C is opposite AB<BR>\n" );
document.write( "angle B is opposite AC\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then this means that:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "angle A > angle C > angle B\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That would be selection (2). </SPAN>\n" );
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