Question 707477: Find the perimeter of a triangle with sides of 24 ft. , 72 inches, and 1.2 yards.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39630)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Such a triangle is impossible. You described a figure that has sides 8 yards, 2 yards, and 1.2 yards. A requirement for a set of lengths to form a triangle is that the sum of the two shorter sides must be greater than the length of the longest side.
Your triangle then requires that 1.2+2>8, or 3.2>8, which is false. You therefore do not have a triangle and the figure has no perimeter.
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