5,5,3 Is this a triangle? Explain. 8,8,8,Is this a triangle? Explain.
7,8,15 Is this a triangle? Explain.
5,6,10 Is this a triangle? Explain.

Please help me figure these problems out with the correct answers the last guy said they were all not triangles and my teacher said they were incorrect who ever answers and explains correctly gets 31 points and gets marked brainliest you have all the time you need so answer wisely. This shouldn't take long don't answer something your not similar with.

Problem 1

Yes a triangle can be formed with side lengths 5,5,3

Explanation:

Take any two sides and add them up. If we get a sum larger than the third side, then a triangle is possible. This is the triangle inequality theorem.

5+5 = 10 is larger than 3

5+3 = 8 is larger than 5

This shows a triangle is possible. The triangle is isosceles because two sides are the same length.

Problem 2

Yes a triangle can be formed with side lengths 8,8,8

Explanation:

This triangle is equilateral because all sides are the same length.

Take any two sides, add them up, and you'll find the sum is larger than the third side.

Problem 3

No a triangle cannot be formed with sides 7,8,15

Explanation:

Yes it is true that

8+15 = 23 is larger than 7

7+15 = 22 is larger than 8

but

7+8 = 15 is not larger than 15

So this means a triangle is not possible.

Imagine you had 3 strips of paper that were 7 inches, 8 inches and 15 inches long. The 7 and 8 inch strips add to 15 inches, but those two smaller strips only form a straight line. We cannot pull them so a triangle forms. If we did, then the third side would be smaller than 15 inches. This is one way to get hands on to see why the triangle inequality theorem works.

Problem 4

Yes a triangle is possible with side lengths 5,6,10

Explanation:

Same idea as before. We can take any two sides, add them, and get a sum larger than the third side. A triangle is possible.

the formula for the equation of a circle is (x – h)2+ (y – k)2 = r2, where (h, k) represents the coordinates of the center of the circle, and r represents the radius of the circle. if a circle is tangent to the x-axis at (3,0), this means it touches the x-axis at that point.