Question

the length of three segment are given for constructing a triangle .Say whether a triangle with these sides can be drawn .give the reason of your answer 1 . 17 cm ,7 cm ,8cm. 2.7cm,24cm,25cm​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. 17, 7 & 8 cannot be drawn

but 2. 7,24,25 can be drawn...

1st Triangle can not be drawn because sum of 8cm and 7cm is not greater than 17cm

While in 2nd triangle sums of every two sides are greater than third side