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Angle Inequalities

Properties of inequalities, including the Transitive, Addition, and

Subtraction Properties of Inequality, can be used with measures of angles and segments.
There is also a Comparison Property of Inequality.
For any real numbers a and b, either a < b, a = b, or a > b.
The Exterior Angle Inequality Theorem can be used to prove this inequality involving an
exterior angle.
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Exterior Angle
Inequality Theorem

The measure of an exterior angle of a triangle

is greater than the measure of either of its
corresponding remote interior angles.

m1 > mA,
m1 > mB

Example
List all angles of EFG with measures that are
less than m1.

G
4
1 2

The measure of an exterior angle is greater than the measure of

either remote interior angle. So m3 < m1 and m4 < m1.

Use the Exterior Angle Inequality Theorem to list all of

the angles that satisfy the stated condition.

1 2

1. measures are less than m1 3, 4

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2. measures are greater than m3 1, 5

3. measures are less than m1 5, 6

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3 5

4. measures are greater than m1 7

5. measures are less than m7 1, 3, 5, 6, TUV

1 4

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6. measures are greater than m2 4

7. measures are greater than m5 1, 7, TUV

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8

8. measures are less than m4 2, 3

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7

9. measures are less than m1 4, 5, 7, NPR

10. measures are greater than m4 1, 8, OPN, ROQ

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Angle-Side Relationships When the sides of triangles are
not congruent, there is a relationship between the sides and
angles of the triangles.

If one side of a triangle is longer than another side, then the

angle opposite the longer side has a greater measure than the
angle opposite the shorter side.

If AC > AB, then mB > mC.

If mA > mC, then BC > AB.

If one angle of a triangle has a greater measure than another

angle, then the side opposite the greater angle is longer than
the side opposite the lesser angle.
Example 1
List the angles in order
from smallest to largest measure.

Example 2
List the sides in order
from shortest to longest.

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6 cm

7 cm

35

9 cm

20

CB, AB, AC

T, R, S

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Exercises
List the angles and sides in order from smallest to largest.
1.

2.

35 cm

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23.7 cm

T, R, S

RS, ST, RT
6
14

40

60

5.

11

S, U, T,

UT, ST, SU

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12

8.

4.0

6.

B, C, A,

AC, BA, CB

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4.3

C, B, A

AB, AC, BC

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3.8

T, R, S

RS, ST, RT

4.

3.

20

Q, P, R,

PR, RQ, QP
9.

35

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E, C, D,

CD, DE, CE
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X, Z, Y,

YZ, XY, XZ
18

60

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T, S, R,

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