Question

Now try this problem.

6 How many triangles can you draw with side lengths 2 cm, 3 cm, and 5 cm? Try sides 2 cm.

3 cm, and 8 cm. Explain what you find.

Answer 1

Answer: no triangles can be drawn

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer: No triangle can be drawn.

Explanation:

According to the triangle Inequality theorem, the sum of any two sides of a triangle must be greater than the third side.

If the measurements of triangle taken as 2 cm, 3 cm, and 5 cm , no triangle can be formed because 2+3=5 which does not satisfy the triangle inequality.

If the measurements of triangle taken as 2 cm, 3 cm, and 8 cm , no triangle can be formed because 2+3=5<8 which does not satisfy the triangle inequality.

Hence, No triangle can be drawn.