document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=474669>Question 474669</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can a triangle be formed with sides 2, 3, and 6 centimters? Why or why not?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I set this up as pythagorean theorem<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a2 + b2 = c2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2'2 + 3'2 = 6'2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4 +  9 = 36\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Would the answer would be No a triangle can not be formed? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #325516 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=325516\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You only use Pythagorean theorem if you want to show whether a triangle is a right triangle. For example, an equilateral triangle with sides 1,1,1 does not satisfy the Pythagorean theorem (1+1 is not equal to 1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You have to use the triangle inequality which says that for a triangle, the sum of any two sides is always larger than the third side. Here, 2+3 is less than 6, so this violates the triangle inequality, hence a triangle with sides 2,3,6 cannot exist. </SPAN>\n" );
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