Question

Look at the position of three basketball players on a court.



Which statement is true?
Answer
A)The distance between Player B and Player C is less than the distance between Player A and Player B.
B)The distance between Player A and Player C is equal to the distance between Player A and Player B.
C)The distance between Player B and Player C is equal to the distance between Player A and Player C.
D)The distance between Player A and Player C is less than the distance between Player B and Player C.

Answer 1

the side of the triangle opposite the largest angle is the largest side
which is the largest angle?
which is the largest side of the triangle?

Answer 2

i attached a picture?

Answer 3

I asked a question?

Answer 4

i don't understand you're question lol

Answer 5

which is the largest angle?

Answer 6

Laws of sine - the Lakers use this strategy in Basketball

Answer 7

i think B & C?

Answer 8

what question are you answering pineapple ?
I just asked what the largest angle is; it can only be one

Answer 9

i don't know which one is the largest angle

Answer 10

you need to figure out the sides of that triangle to determine the distance.
Use laws of sine

Answer 11

why do we need the law of sines?
the largest side is subtended by the largest angle
@pineapple31 the largest angle is the one with the biggest number

Answer 12

angle C

Answer 13

ok but if the asker doesn't undestand "the largest side is subtended by the largest angle" then at least they can see each distance and be able to answer the question

Answer 14

@pineapple31 yes C
@precal I used that phrase with you because I figured you knew what it meant
I was going to explain it differently to pineapple

Answer 15

Just trying to help. I do appreciate all of the wonderful ways, questions are solved on open study. Please proceed.... :)

Answer 16

i think the answer is B ?

Answer 17

No, read carefully what I said about the largest angle being opposite the largest side

so, since the side opposite the largest angle (C) is the longest side of the triangle, that means that players A and B are the farthest apart out of all the pairs of players

so then which is the correct answer?

Answer 18

C?

Answer 19

if the distance between Player B and Player C is equal to the distance between Player A and Player C, that would mean angle A= angle B
which is not true

any more help and I will be giving away the answer, so I'm afraid you will have to figure it out from here on your own
good luck!

Answer 20

\[\frac{a}{sinA}=\frac{b}{sinB}\]

Answer 21

Thanks for helping Turing Test, now I would like to do it my way.

Answer 22

I figured they don't know the law of sines yet, but I wanna see how you do this precal, so go ahead!

Answer 23

ok but I need Laws of Cosine

Answer 24

I love a challenge

Answer 25

I think you are making this problem harder, but I still want to see what you do :)

Answer 26

that's ok, I don't mind... :)

Answer 27

ITS D lol

Answer 28

oh really?
how so?

Answer 29

Let's do it my way

Answer 30

cause it makes more sense thn A lol

Answer 31

please ingore me precalc, I'm just examining the logic of pineapple

Answer 32

not a problem, I am looking up all of my formulas from precal

Answer 33

@pineapple31 have you ever heard of the law of sines or cosines?

Answer 34

no

Answer 35

have you heard of a sine or cosine at all?

Answer 36

btw precal I can't see how either sine or cosine law is going to apply here...

Answer 37

Bummer, this is AAA which means it is impossible for me to solve for any sides. Ok, I learned my lesson Turing Test.
Pineapple31 I would listen to Turing Test...........

Answer 38

yeah, definately need 1 side for sine law and two SAS for cos law

Answer 39

lol guys i just wanna know the answer. your just confusing me

Answer 40

@TuringTest
I have a notepad on my desk with the following saying
"I like angles......to a degree."

Answer 41

@pineapple31 what level of math are you studying? This might help us respond better.

Answer 42

lol^
anyway precal let me show you what I mean by an angle subtending a side:we would say that "angle A subtends side a"
understand?

Answer 43

yes, I understood you from the beginning

Answer 44

I'm in geometry

Answer 45

I figure you do precal, I'm addressing pineapple
"angle A subtends side a"
is the same as saying
"side a is opposite angle A"

Answer 46

so @pineapple31 do you now understand what I mean when I say
"the largest angle subtends the largest side" ?

Answer 47

this makes sense visuallyHere you can see a small angle A subtends a small side a