Can the sides of a triangle have lengths 7, 12, and 18?

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asked May 28, 2023 124k views

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Hesham Yemen · Answer 1 · 2023-06-03T13:25:43+0000

Answer:

Yes

Explanation:

By the Triangle Inequality Theorem, if a supposed triangle has sides
,
, and
where
is the longest side, then
$a+b\geq c$ .

Here,
$7+12\geq18$ , so the given sides of the triangle can have these lengths