Question

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Mr. Hansen has three sticks that measure 5 inches, 10 inches, and 17 inches. If he connects the sticks ends, will the three sticks form a triangle?

Answer 1

This would not form a triangle

Explanation:

due to the triangle inequality theorem, in order to find out if three numbers can form a triangle, you have to have each pair of numbers add up to more than the remaining number. The first combination added is 5+10 which is 15, and that is not greater than 17, so the answer is no, this is not a triangle.

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