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How many triangles can be drawn with side lengths 3ft, 4ft, and 5ft

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Answer:

3

Explanation:

The way to figure out if it is a triangle or not is by using the triangle inequality theorem. It says that the sum of 2 sides of the triangle must be larger than the third side. Therefore, there are 3 triangles that we can make with the side lengths of 3ft, 4ft, and 5ft.

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