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In Mathematics / High School | 2014-03-04

Can a triangle be made with sides of length 7, 10, and 20 units?

Asked by 25Sky

Answer (3)

It can't, in triangle sum of 2 sides have to be more than 3rd side, and we know that 7 + 10 isn't more than 20 I also add picture to make it more clear, circles represents range of each side

Answered by Scryt | 2024-06-10

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Answered by cabing2345 | 2024-06-12

A triangle cannot be formed with sides of lengths 7, 10, and 20 units because the sum of the two shorter sides (7 + 10 = 17) is not greater than the length of the longest side (20). This violates the triangle inequality theorem, which states that the sum of any two sides must be greater than the third side. Therefore, it is impossible to create a triangle with these measurements.
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Answered by Scryt | 2024-09-27