459,776 views
22 votes
22 votes
To create the flower gardens, Wendell bought six pieces of wood. Pieces A and B are 6 feet long, pieces C and D are 8 feet long, piece E is 3 feet long, and piece F is 2 feet long.

Can Wendell make a triangular garden using pieces D, E, and F? Why or why not?

User Olorin
by
3.4k points

2 Answers

22 votes
22 votes

Answer:

yes

Explanation:

User Naureen
by
2.5k points
6 votes
6 votes

Answer:

No

Explanation:

Triangle Inequality Theorem

In a triangle, the sum of lengths of any two sides is greater than the length of the third side.

8 3 and 2

2+3 IS NOT BIGGER THAN 8