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Classify a triangle with sides 2, 3, 6

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The question

Question: find what kind of triangle has sides 2, 3, 6.

1 Check the sides

The two short sides together, 2 + 3 = 5, are not longer than the long side, 6.

They cannot meet.

So no triangle has these sides: this is impossible.

2 + 3 < 6
Answer
2 + 3 < 6

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