Elementary Geometry for College Students (6th Edition)

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 9781285195698
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-569-8

Chapter 3 - Review Exercises - Page 166: 19c

Answer

These sides cannot form a triangle.

Work Step by Step

The sum of any two sides of a triangle must be greater than the third side. 2+3$\lt$8 so these sides cannot form a triangle.
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