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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?

  1. A. 80°Correct
  2. B. 90°
  3. C. 100°
  4. 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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