-What is the largest possible area for a triangle that has one side of length 11 units and one side of length 18 units?
A) 117 square units
B) 33 square units
C) 99 square units
D) 51 square units

Question

-What is the largest possible area for a triangle that has one side of length 11 units and one side of length 18 units?
A) 117 square units 
B) 33 square units 
C) 99 square units 
D) 51 square units

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The largest area of a triangle with two given sides is achieved when the angle between them is 90 degrees. Using the formula for the area of a triangle, (1/2)ab*sin(C), where a and b are the sides and C is the angle between them, the maximum area is (1/2)*11*18*sin(90) = 99 square units.

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