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Can 17 cm, 18 cm, and 35 cm form a triangle

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17 + 18 = 35

so three sides of those lengths form a degenerate triangle, three collinear points. A degenerate triangle is not a triangle. The triangle inequality is not satisfied.

Answer: NO

User Bhaskar Bhatt
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Answer:

No.

Explanation:

17+18 is not greater than 35.

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