SOLUTION: Tell whether a triangle can have sides with lengths 1, 2, and 3. yes or no? thanks

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Question 932011: Tell whether a triangle can have sides with lengths 1, 2, and 3.
yes or no?
thanks

Answer by Fombitz(32388)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
No.
The sum of the two smaller legs needs to be greater than the measure of the largest leg.
In this case, it's equal to the largest leg.

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