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Can a triangle be drawn with the following side lengths why or why not? 2cm, 11cm, 8cm

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Answer:

No, a triangle can not be drawn using the given side lengths

Step-by-step explanation:

A rule of a triangle inequalty is that the length of a side of a triangle is less that the sum of the length of the other two sides.

Given the sides lengths 2 cm, 11 cm, and 8 cm, we see that

11 > 8 + 2

Which is contrary to the rule we see tha

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