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Can someone help me with this geometry problem?

Can someone help me with this geometry problem?-example-1
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Answer: VW < UW < UV

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Step-by-step explanation:

The exterior angle is 137, so the interior angle adjacent to that is 180-137 = 43. This is interior angle U of triangle UVW.

Let's find the missing angle W

U+V+W = 180

43+68+W = 180

111+W = 180

W = 180-111

W = 69

We have three three interior angles of triangle UVW

  • U = 43
  • V = 68
  • W = 69

The longest side is opposite the largest angle, so the longest side is UV

The shortest side is opposite the smallest angle, so the shortest side is VW

The order of the sides from smallest to largest is

VW < UW < UV

Refer to the diagram below.

Can someone help me with this geometry problem?-example-1
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