Will the side lengths 5, 6, 9 make a triangle?

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Answer 1 · 2016-03-07T11:52:24

Use the triangle inequality theorem

The sum of any two sides of a triangle must be greater than the third side (mind that it should also not equal to the third side)

So,let's check

#(5+6)=11>9# =)

#(5+9)=14>6# =)

#(6+9)=15>5# =)

So,We can make a triangle with these sides.