Question

If you were constructing a TRIANGULAR FRAME, and you had wood in the length of 4inches, 4 inches, and 7 inches, would it make a triangle? Would you be able to create a frame from these pieces of wood? Yes or No. Explain your mathematical thinking

Answer 1

Yes

Explanation:

In order to make a triangle with non-zero area, the sum of the shorter two sides must be greater than the longest side.

Here, 4 + 4 > 7, so the lengths can form a triangle.