Question

can the three segments 25 cm, 37 cm, and 62 cm form a triangle?

Answer 1

You can figure out this question by first finding the largest number of the three. Which is what?

Answer 2

@miernah You there ?

Answer 3

yeah

Answer 4

it would be 62

Answer 5

Good. Now take the other two lengths and add them together. What do you get?

Answer 6

62

Answer 7

Correct. Now the rule for this is: If the sum of the two shortest side lengths is larger than the largest side length (in this case it was 62), then they can form a triangle. So, since the sum of the two other side lengths is equal to the largest side length, it cannot form a triangle. The sum MUST be larger than the largest side length in order to form a triangle. Hope I helped :)

Answer 8

yeah it did thanks! :D

Answer 9

You're welcome :)