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
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Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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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) About Me  (Show Source):
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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