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Can a triangle be constructed with sides of given lengths?

2,3,4


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According to triangles inequality, the sum of two sides of a triangle should be greater than the third side.

By taking two sides at a time, let's verify triangles inequality for a triangle having sides 2,3,4

2+3=5>42+4=6>33+4=7>2

Since, the above sides satisfy the triangles inequality, therefore the triangle can be constructed.


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