Inequalities in 1 Triangle

Interact with this app below for a minute or two. Then answer the questions that follow.

What do you notice here? What do you wonder? Describe.

Press the refresh/recycle icon (upper right corner) in the app above. Then re-slide the slider again. What is the largest angle here?

[math]A[/math] [math]C[/math] [math]B[/math]

What is the longest side of this triangle?

side [math]b[/math] = side [math]\overline{AC}[/math] side [math]a[/math] = side [math]\overline{BC}[/math] side [math]c[/math] = side [math]\overline{AB}[/math]

Check the box that makes the following statement true: [br][br]In a triangle,[b] the longest side is located ________________ the largest angle. [/b]

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Press the refresh/recycle icon (upper right corner) in the app above. Then re-slide the slider again. What is the smallest angle here?

[math]C[/math] [math]A[/math] [math]B[/math]

What is the shortest side of this triangle?

side [math]c[/math] = side [math]\overline{AB}[/math] side [math]b[/math] = side [math]\overline{AC}[/math] side [math]a[/math] = side [math]\overline{BC}[/math]

Check the box that makes the following statement true: [br][br]In a triangle, [b]the shortest side is located ________________ the smallest angle. [/b]

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Inequalities in 1 Triangle

Interact with this app below for a minute or two. Then answer the questions that follow.

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