Geometry and TrigonometryEasyLargest angle of an acute triangle
Geometry and Trigonometry practice question
Which of the following could be the measure of the largest angle of an acute triangle?
- A. 80°Correct
- B. 90°
- C. 100°
- D. 120°
Answer: A. 80°
Every angle of an acute triangle is less than 90°.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. 90°
- A 90° angle makes the triangle right, not acute.
- C. 100°
- An angle over 90° makes the triangle obtuse.
- D. 120°
- An angle over 90° makes the triangle obtuse.
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