document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=836596>Question 836596</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Why a lengths of 15 13 12 could represent the measure of the sides of a triangle </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #504305 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=504305\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Given a triangle, the sum of any two side lengths must be strictly greater than the third side. In particular, we only need to check whether the sum of the shortest two sides is greater than the longest side (do you see why?).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since 12 + 13 > 15, (12, 13, 15) could be the sides of a triangle. </SPAN>\n" );
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