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Can 3,2,5 be the lengths of a triangle

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Answer:

No

Explanation:

In a triangle, sum of any two sides is always grater than the third side.

Here,


3 + 2 = 5 \\gtr \: 5 \\

Hence, 3,2,5 can no tbe the lengths of a triangle

User Mohamed Youssouf
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No they can not be a triangle, a triangle’s 2 shorter side have to have a greater sum than the last side.
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