document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=814199>Question 814199</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Terri wants to make a triangle on her driveway with one side 8ft, one side 17 ft, and one side 8ft. Write an indirect proof to show that Terri’s design is not possible. So far I have that she can't make a RIGHT triangle because of the Pythagorean theorem because a^2 +b^2 = c^2 and 64 + 289 =/= 64, but I'm not sure how to prove it wouldn't work for other types of triangles.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The sum of any two sides of a triangle must be more than the third side.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8+8=16 which is less than 17\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "BTW The hypotenuse is the largest side of a right triangle<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So your right triangle should have been <BR>\n" );
document.write( "8^2+8^2=17^2<BR>\n" );
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