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Answer by Edwin McCravy(20056) About Me  (Show Source):
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why must the sum of two sides of a triangle always be greater than the third side. 

Because the shortest distance between two points 
is the line segment joining them.




The shortest distance from point A to point B 
is the segment AB. So it certainly farther to go 
from A to B by going to C first and then from C to B.

Edwin