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Can the sides of a triangle have lengths 2, 1, and 2?
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User Duncan Edwards
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Answer:

YES

Explanation:

Triangle Inequality Theorem: The sum of the lengths of any two sides of a triangle is greater than the length of the third side. (Any side of a triangle is always shorter than the sum of the other two sides)

1+2 >2

2+2>1

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