show that the difference of any 2 sides of a triangle is greater than the third side.
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Step-by-step explanation:
let the triangle be ABC
construction
draw the incircle to that triangle with center O
let the incircle intersect the triangle in the points P,Q,R on sides AB,BC,AC respectively
now join OP,OQ and OR
proof
AP = AR = a
BP = BQ = b
CQ = CR = c
for all the tree equation the reason is : the length of tangents drawn from an external point to two points on a circle are equal
note : a,b,c are value which we assign to them for better calculation
now
take any two sides and subtract them AB - BC = ( AP + BP ) - ( BQ + CQ ) = (a+b) - (b+c) = (a-c)
AB - BC = (a-c)
AC = CR + AR = (a+c)
it is known that for any possitive value of a,c (a-c) is less than (a+c)
so AB - BC < AC
similarly it can be proved for the other sides too
thus it is clear that difference of any 2 sides of a triangle is less than the third side
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