Triangle Angle Sum: Can 56°, 89°, and 17° Form a Valid Triangle?

Question

If a tree's angles are sizes 56°, 89°, and 17°.

Is it possible that these angles are in a triangle?

Video Solution

Solution Steps

00:00 Could these be angles of some triangle?
00:03 The sum of angles in a triangle equals 180
00:07 Let's substitute appropriate values according to the given data and solve
00:10 The sum of angles is less than 180, therefore it cannot be a triangle
00:15 And this is the solution to the question

Step-by-Step Solution

Let's calculate the sum of the angles to see what total we get in this triangle:

56+89+17=162 56+89+17=162

The sum of angles in a triangle is 180 degrees, so this sum is not possible.

Answer

Impossible.

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