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Can the sides 3, 4, 7 create a triangle

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Answer:

No it can't. Using cosine rule show one of the angle is 180° and which can't be because the sum of angles in a triangle is 180°

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Can the sides 3, 4, 7 create a triangle-example-1
User Jim Ashworth
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No

Explanation:

In order for a triangle to be created, the sum of the smaller side of the triangle must be greater than the Hypotenuse ( biggest side of the triangle ).

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