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Three security cameras were mounted at the corners of a triangular parking lot . Camera 1 was 140 from camera 2 , which was 157 from camera 3. Cameras 1 and 3 were 118 It apart Which camera to cover the greatest angle ?

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Camera 2 to Camera 3 covers the greatest angle, while camera 1 covers the greatest angle

To answer this question, we need a diagram of the triangle in question

It simply wants us to answer the question that which two cameras have the greatest angle between them

Let us consider the triangle below;

From the diagram, we can see that the distance between camera 3 and 2 is the greatest

Mathematically, what this mean is that the angle that faces this side is the largest

So, conclusively, since the distance between camera 2 and 3 is of the greatest distance, then the angle betwee camera 2 and camera 3 covers the greatest angle

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