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The sides of 8 and 9 would have to stretch out straight in line in order to reach the ends of the side of 17,
and then they would flop down right on top of it. The triangle would have two angles of zero degrees,
and one angle of 180 degrees. When you looked at it, it would look like a straight line segment with a
length of 17; you wouldn't know that there were two other line segments lying on top of it.
A mathematician might call that a "degenerate triangle". But in a practical sense, I don't think
anyone else would accept it as a member of the triangle club.
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Is it possible to build a triangle with the lengths of 9 8 and 17?
No. Because the total length of the two smaller sides (9 and 8) equal the length of the remaining side (17). No angles would be formed, so there would be no triangle. The total length of the two smallest sides has to be greater than the length of the longest side in order to make a triangle.
What is the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle where the two sides are 8 units and 15 units long?
17 units in length
What is the perimeter of a triangle when the sides are 15 17 10?
Add all three sides. Perimeter = 15 + 17 + 10 = 42
What is the length of the third side of a triangle when the other sides are 17 cm in length with an angle of 45 degrees between them?
Using the cosine rule: 13.0112367 cm The triangle is in fact an isosceles triangle.
What is the size of the third side of a triangle when the other sides are both 17 cm in length with an angle of 60 degrees between them?
17 cm because it's an equilateral triangle
Can a right triangle have sides of length 17 and 5 squre roots of 2?
No but the dimensions would be applicable to an isosceles triangle
Is it possible to build a triangle with the lengths of 9 8 and 17?
No. Because the total length of the two smaller sides (9 and 8) equal the length of the remaining side (17). No angles would be formed, so there would be no triangle. The total length of the two smallest sides has to be greater than the length of the longest side in order to make a triangle.
What is the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle where the two sides are 8 units and 15 units long?
17 units in length
What is the perimeter of a triangle when the sides are 15 17 10?
Add all three sides. Perimeter = 15 + 17 + 10 = 42
What is the length of the third side of a triangle when the other sides are 17 cm in length with an angle of 45 degrees between them?
Using the cosine rule: 13.0112367 cm The triangle is in fact an isosceles triangle.
What is the size of the third side of a triangle when the other sides are both 17 cm in length with an angle of 60 degrees between them?
17 cm because it's an equilateral triangle
What is the minimum and maximum length of the third side of a triangle with sides 11 and 28?
The minimum length possible is 18. The maximum is 38.
What is the length of one side of a 45-45-90 degree triangle if one side length is 17?
If only one of the side lengths is 17, both of the other two sides are the same length. Using Pythagoras's Theorem, a2=b2+c2 This means that 289=2a2 because 17 is the hypotenuse and both of the remaining sides are equal. Therefore the other two sides equal 12.02. If both the sides of the triangle are 17 units long, the hypotenuse equals Sqrt(172+172)=24.04
You are building a fence in the shape of an isosceles triangle if one side of the triangle is 5 feet and the perimeter is 17 feet what is the length of each of the remaining congruent sides?
5+2x=17 2x=12 x=6 so the remaing sides are each 6ft
What is the hypotenuse of 8 and 15?
If the sides of right angle triangle are 8 units and 15 units then the hypotenuse will be 17 units in length.
Can you make a right triangle with sides of length 17 20 and 37?
No. In fact, if you make a triangle with sides of 17, 20, and 37, anybody who sees it thinks that it's just a piece of straight line. The 17 and the 20 lie down along the 37. The triangle is "degenerate" ... two of its angles are zero, and the third angle is 180 degrees, and two of its sides lie on top of the third side.
What are all the possible lengths for the sides of a triangle if the triangle's perimeter is 17 and the lengths of the sides are integers?
The sum of the lengths of two sides of a triangle must be greater than the length of the third so the following eight triangles will do: (1,8,8), (2,7,8), (3,6,8), (3,7,7), (4,5,8), (4,6,7), (5,5,7) and (5,6,6).
