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document.write( "Could you please help me with this question?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #817211 by greenestamps(13200)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \n" ); document.write( "There is no need to get involved with cosines of angles, as the other tutor did. \n" ); document.write( "The whole problem can be solved with a little logical analysis and the basic concept that, in a triangle, the longest side is opposite the largest angle. \n" ); document.write( "(1) Angle XZW is 90 degrees; it is clearly larger than any of the other angles. \n" ); document.write( "(2) In triangle WXY, WY > XY > WX, so (angle X) > (angle W = angle XWY) > (angle Y) \n" ); document.write( "And clearly angle XWZ is smaller than any of the others. \n" ); document.write( "ANSWER, largest to smallest: \n" ); document.write( "XZW \n" ); document.write( "X \n" ); document.write( "XWY \n" ); document.write( "Y \n" ); document.write( "XZW \n" ); document.write( " |