document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=551748>Question 551748</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Is it possible for a triangle to have side lengths of 19 cm, 13 cm , and 7 cm? why? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #359874 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><B>KMST(5328)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><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=KMST><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=359874\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> YES. Because 13+7>19.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If you connect two sticks of length 13 cm and 7 cm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(blue and red in the figure) at one end with a hinge, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=drawing%28300%2C300%2C-13%2C7%2C-1%2C19%2C%0D%0Ablue%28line%28-12.95%2C1.133%2C0%2C0%29%29%2C+red%28line%280%2C0%2C6.972%2C0.61%29%29%2C+line%28-12.95%2C1.133%2C6.972%2C0.61%29%2C%0D%0Ablue%28line%28-11.258%2C8%2C0%2C1.5%29%29%2C+red%28line%280%2C1.5%2C6.062%2C5%29%29%2C+line%28-11.258%2C8%2C6.062%2C5%29%2C%0D%0Ablue%28line%28-6.5%2C18.258%2C0%2C7%29%29%2C+red%28line%280%2C7%2C3.5%2C13.062%29%29%2C+line%28-6.5%2C18.258%2C3.5%2C13.062%29%2C%0D%0Alocate%28-6%2C0.5%2C13%29%2Clocate%283%2C0.3%2C7%29%2C%0D%0Alocate%28-7%2C5%2C13%29%2Clocate%283%2C3.4%2C7%29%2C%0D%0Alocate%28-4.5%2C13.3%2C13%29%2Clocate%281.9%2C10.5%2C7%29%0D%0A%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "the free ends could be at a distance of up to 20 cm (13 cm + 7 cm).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You get the 20 cm distance when the ends of the sticks are aligned.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If the sticks are at any angle other than 180 degrees, the ends of the sticks would be 3 points not aligned and would form a triangle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The distance between the free ends of the sticks, measured along a straight line (black), is shorter that the distance from one free end, going throung the hinge, to the other free end (blue+red).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In geometry, that means that the length of a side of a triangle is less than the sum of the lengths of the other two sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "At a struck stop, it is stated as \"a straight line is the shortest distance between two points.\" </SPAN>\n" );
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