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Grade 127 grade maths

Is it possible to have a triangle with the following sides?
3 cm, 6 cm, 7 cm

Profile image of Pawan Prajapati
5 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of Harshit Singh
5 Years ago
Dear Student

Clearly, we have:
(3 + 6) = 9 > 7
(6 + 7) = 13 > 3
(7 + 3) = 10 > 6
Thus, the sum of any two of these numbers is greater than the third.
Hence, it is possible to draw a triangle whose sides are 3 cm, 6 cm and 7 cm.

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