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Notation on the bass staff shows a triad containing the notes E, A, and C in ascending order.
Question
What kind of triad is this?
(1 point)
Responses

major
major

minor
minor

augmented
augmented

diminished
diminished

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
minor

Explanation: The three pitch classes are A–C–E, which is an A triad with a minor third (A–C) and a perfect fifth (A–E), i.e. A minor (the bass shows it in 2nd inversion with E in the bass).