Help????????? a bit confused... ;/ Which side is the smallest?
A. line segment XY
B. line segment YW
C. line segment WY
D. line segment WX
isn't it either B OR C?

Question

Help????????? a bit confused... ;/ Which side is the smallest? 
 A. line segment XY 
 B. line segment YW 
 C. line segment WY 
 D. line segment WX 
isn't it either B OR C?

anonymous · Answer

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ganeshie8 · Answer

hint : side opposite to smallest angle is the smallest side

ganeshie8 · Answer

look at the given triangle,
whats the smallest angle ?

jdoe0001 · Answer

the smallest is the narrowest :)

anonymous · Answer

27

jdoe0001 · Answer

to find which is smallest,  use "eyes" =)

ganeshie8 · Answer

yes ! which side is that angle eating ?

anonymous · Answer

x?

ganeshie8 · Answer

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ganeshie8 · Answer

good guess :) but a side is a segment, and u need to represent it wid two letters

ganeshie8 · Answer

the side opposite to angle 27 is WX

ganeshie8 · Answer

since `27` is the smallest angle in the triangle, 
`WX` will be the smallest side in the triangle

ganeshie8 · Answer

if that makes any sense...

anonymous · Answer

Yes!! Thank you very much :) @ganeshie8