List them all, remembering that the sum of any two sides of a triangle
must be greater than the third side.
A. All possible triangles with 1 toothpick on one side, and no side
with more than 1 toothpick.
1. 1,1,1
B. All possible triangles with 2 toothpicks on one side, and no side
with more than 2 toothpicks.
2. 2,2,2
3. 1,2,2
C. All possible triangles with 3 toothpicks on one side, and no side
with more than 3 toothpicks.
4. 3,3,3
5. 2,3,3
6. 1,3,3
7. 2,2,3
D. All possible triangles with 4 toothpicks on one side, and no side
with more than 4 toothpicks.
8. 4,4,4
9. 3,4,4
10. 2,4,4
11. 1,4,4
12. 3,3,4
13. 2,3,4
E. All possible triangles with 5 toothpicks on one side, and
OF COURSE, no side with more than 5 toothpicks.
14. 5,5,5
15. 4,5,5
16. 3,5,5
17. 2,5,5
18. 1,5,5
19. 4,4,5
20. 3,4,5
21. 2,4,5
22. 3,4,5
You are right! There are 22 of them.
Edwin