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11-16-2008, 08:46 AM
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José wants to build a triangular pen for his pet rabbit. He has three lengths of boards already cut that measure 7 feet, 8 feet, and 16 feet. Explain why José cannot construct a pen in the shape of a triangle with sides of 7 feet, 8 feet, and 16 feet.
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Hello, magentarita!
Did you make a sketch? Quote: José wants to build a triangular pen for his pet rabbit.
He has three lengths of boards already cut that measure 7 feet, 8 feet, and 16 feet.
Explain why José cannot construct a triangular pen with sides of 7, 8, and 16 feet. | Code: *
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The two smaller sides are too short.
They will not meet to form a triangle
Do a search on "triangle inequality".
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11-16-2008, 11:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Soroban  Hello, magentarita! Did you make a sketch? Code: *
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The two smaller sides are too short. They will not meet to form a triangle
Do a search on "triangle inequality".
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