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If JKL is a smaller triangle than LMN, what is the relationship between angle M in triangle LMN and angle L in triangle JKL?

a) M > L
b) M = L
c) M < L

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Final answer:

The relationship between angle M in triangle LMN and angle L in triangle JKL cannot be determined with the information given as the size of a triangle doesn't inherently define the measures of its angles.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question you've asked concerns the relationship between angles in two different triangles, where triangle JKL is smaller than triangle LMN. To determine the relationship between angle M in triangle LMN and angle L in triangle JKL, we would need additional information. In general, just knowing that one triangle is smaller than the other does not provide enough information to determine the relationship between their corresponding angles unless we know that the triangles are similar, meaning their corresponding angles are congruent, or we have some other specific information about the angles or the sides of the triangles. Without this information, the relationship between angle M and angle L cannot be determined as option a) M > L, b) M = L, or c) M < L could all be true depending on the specific characteristics of the triangles in question.

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