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gene starts from home and travels 3 miles north to the shopping mall. from the shopping mall, he travels 2 miles west to the library. then, from the library, he travels about 3.6 miles to return home. the entire trip forms a triangle. the largest angle formed during his trip is at his home at the mall between the mall and the library between his home and the library
Step1: Recall angle - side relationship
In a triangle, the largest angle is opposite the longest side.
Step2: Identify the longest side
The sides of the triangle are 2 miles, 3 miles, and 3.6 miles. The longest side is the side from the library back to home which is about 3.6 miles.
Step3: Determine the angle opposite the longest side
The angle opposite the side from the library to home is the angle at the mall.
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