Question

Complete this sentence: The longest side of a triangle is always opposite the _______.

A. Second-longest side
B. Angle with the smallest measure
C. Angle with the greatest measure
D. Shortest side

Answer 1

Angle with the greatest measure.

Explanation:

Answer 2

The answer is C. Angle with greatest measure

Explanation:

In any triangle, there are two property that they always fulfill:

1. The shortest side is always opposite the smallest interior angle
2. The longest side is always opposite the largest interior angle

A classical example is in a right triangle: We know that the hypotenuse is the longest side, and also we know that the greatest angle is the right angle.

I have attached an image that shows the properties of the triangles.

Finally, the answer is C. Angle with the greatest measure.