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Will side lengths of 3 cm, 4 cm, and 5 cm form a triangle? explain.

User Loki L
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Answer: yes because 3cm, 4cm, and 5cm form a triangle

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User Lokimidgard
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Yes, that is the famous first Pythagorean triplet: 3²+4²=5²

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For three lengths to be able to form a triangle, it suffices that every one of those lengths is shorter than the sum and longer than the difference of the other two.

It is enough to check just one side.

So,

3 + 4 > 5

4 - 3 < 5

Your triangle is constructible.

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