Question

Margaret is going to make some triangular picture frames. She will use strips of wood that are 7 inches, 8 inches, and 6 inches long. If Margaret places a hook at the vertex of the largest angle, how long will the side opposite the hook be?

Answer 1

In a triangle, the side opposite the largest angle is the longest one. So the answer is 8 inches.

Answer 2

8 inches

Explanation:

Margaret is going to make some triangular picture frames. She will use strips of wood that are 7 inch, 8 inch and 6 inches long.

Margaret place a hook at the vertex of the largest angle.

So we have to find the length of opposite side.

Since in any triangle opposite side of the largest angle is largest.

Therefore, largest side will measure 8 inches in length.