Question

A triangle can be formed with side lengths 3, 4 and 8. true or false

Answer 1

A triangle can only be formed...if the sum of the 2 smaller sides is greater than the third side

Answer 2

False. The sum of the smaller two sides must be greater than the length of the longest side.

Answer 3

ohh thank you

Answer 4

In a triangle, the sum of the lengths of any two sides must be greater than the length of the third side.

Answer 5

thank you eveyone

Answer 6

wouldn't that be only for a right angle triangle?

Answer 7

No, it applies to any triangle. The shortest distance between any two points is a straight line. The previous rules are derived from this.