SOLUTION: can we make a triangle with 2cm,2cm and 4cm?

Question 551634: can we make a triangle with 2cm,2cm and 4cm?
Answer by fcabanski(1391) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The sum of the lengths of any two sides of a triangle must be greater than the length of the third side.

2+2 is not greater than 4. Those side lengths cannot form a triangle.

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