Elementary Geometry for College Students (5th Edition)

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1439047901
ISBN 13: 978-1-43904-790-3

Chapter 5 - Review Exercises - Page 275: 42e

Answer

Not a triangle.

Work Step by Step

8+7$\lt$16 The sum of any two legs of a triangle must be greater than the length of the third side. That is not true for these lengths so this is not a triangle.
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