document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1136157>Question 1136157</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This problem refers to triangle ABC.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If a = 15 yd, b = 16 yd, and c = 17 yd, find the largest angle. (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a+=+15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a+=+15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > yd, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b+=+16+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b+=+16+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >yd, and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=c+=+17+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"c+=+17+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >yd, find the largest angle.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The largest angle occurs opposite the largest side, so it is angle <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=C ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"C\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "use Law of Cosines:\r<BR>\n" );
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