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Question 171687: how do you tell if the measurment will form a triangle
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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The sum of each pair of sides must be greater than the remaining side.
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3, 4, 8 cannot be a triangle
3, 4, 6 can be a triangle
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Cheers,
Stan H.