Name: ______________________________________ Unit 5: Relationships in Triangles

Date: ___________________________ Per: ________ Homework 8: Triangle Inequalities

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Determine if the side lengths could form a triangle. Use an inequality to prove your answer.
1. 16 m, 21 m, 39 m 2. 18 in, 6 in, 13 in

3. 34 km, 27 km, 58 km 4. 29 ft, 38 ft, 9 ft

5. 12 cm, 12 cm, 25 cm 6. 31 yd, 14 yd, 19 yd

Given two sides of a triangle, find a range of possible lengths for the third side.
7. 4 cm, 17 cm 8. 24 ft, 52 ft
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9. 9 yd, 32 yd 10. 16 km, 17 km

11. If a triangle has lengths of 27 m and 11 m, 12. If a triangle has lengths of 3 ft and 54 ft,
check all the possible lengths for the third check all the possible lengths for the third
side. side.
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❑ 39 m ❑ 51 ft
❑ 17 m ❑ 53 ft
❑ 35 m ❑ 55 ft
❑ 22 m ❑ 57 ft
❑ 16 m ❑ 58 ft

Order the angles from least to greatest for 13-14, then greatest to least for 15-16.
13. 14.
N 21 m G
Q
10 in
24 m 17 m 7 in

J 6 in H
R

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 15. 16. X
C
42 yd
25 m 27 m
25 yd
D
E 33 yd
Z Y
24 m

17. Graph BCD with B(0, 6), C(2, -5), D(-8, -1), then order the
angle measures from least to greatest.
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Order the sides from least to greatest for 18-19, then greatest to least for 20-21.
18. 19. M N
B
78° 48°
51°

92°
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A C L

20. S 21. H
60°

28°
R 118°
57° J
K
T
Compare the sides and angles by filling in the blank with a < or > symbol.
22. QR _____ RS R 23. AB _____ CD B
Q A
121° 65°
T 123° 68°
C
D
S S
24. mFJG _____ mHJG G 25. mQSP _____ mQSR R
5
Q
12 13
6

F H P
J
S
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