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what is the measure of the largest angle of a triangle who has side lengths of 6, 7, and 11?

 Jun 17, 2016

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Go online to this link and have all your three angles solved there, using their special calculator:

http://www.calculatorsoup.com/calculators/geometry-plane/triangle-theorems.php

 Jun 18, 2016
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using the law: c^2=a^2+b^2-2ab*cos(angle)

so, 11^2=6^2+7^2-(2*6*7)*cos x

121=36+49-84*cos x

120=cos x

cos x = -1/2

 Jun 17, 2016
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Go online to this link and have all your three angles solved there, using their special calculator:

http://www.calculatorsoup.com/calculators/geometry-plane/triangle-theorems.php

Guest Jun 18, 2016
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sketch the triangle.

Remember that the longest side is opposite the biggest angle and vise verse.

Use the cosine rule

 Jun 18, 2016

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