Triangles
Hanka cut the 20 cm long straws into three pieces each piece had a length in cm. Then, with these three pieces, she tried to make a triangle.
a) What circuit has each of the triangles?
b) How long can the longest side measure?
c) How many different triangles could be made?
a) What circuit has each of the triangles?
b) How long can the longest side measure?
c) How many different triangles could be made?
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