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How many triangles can you draw with side lengths 2cm 3cm and 5cm?

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User Jomaora
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The two sides of 2 and 3 combine to form 2+3 = 5. Imagine laying two sticks out of length 2 and 3. They would form a straight line and not be long enough to bend at the hinge to allow for the other side (size 5) to fit anywhere. A triangle does not form. Instead its simply a straight line. For a triangle to form, any two sides must add up to some value larger than the third side.
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