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1.Is it possible to have a triangle with sides measuring 10ft, 12 ft, and 23 ft.?

2.A mountain road is inclined 30 degrees with the horizontal, if a pick-up truck drives 2 mi. on this road , what change in altitude has been achieved?

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The solution explains the conditions for the three sides to make a triangle. It also shows using trigonometric relationship to find the side of a right triangle.

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1. In a triangle, the sum of two smaller sides is greater than the third side.
Let's say the three sides are denoted by a, b, c, and c > a, c ...

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