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How many triangles, if any, can be drawn with side lengths of 2 centimeters, 4 centimeters, and 7 centimeters?

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No triangles can be drawn.
If we look at the 2 shorter sides (2 and 4) and we placed those end to end, it would not be long enough to equal or be greater than the longest side.

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