document.write( "Question 325919: suppose you have three straight sticks of lenghts 10cm, 20cm, and 31cm. Can you arrange these sticks into a triange? If not, why not? \n" ); document.write( "
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No, given the length of the two shortest pieces L1 and L2, the longest piece needs to be in the range,
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\n" ); document.write( "L3 is 31 cm and outside of the allowed range.
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