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Question 596679: can a triangle exist with side lengths of 2, 7, and 8?
Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
can a triangle exist with side lengths of 2, 7, and 8?
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Yes.
In fact, I have 2 of them.

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