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Experiment 2
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Relation among sides and angles of triangle
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Experiment 1: Relation between the sum of any two sides of a triangle and the third side.
Figure
AB
BC
AC
AB + BC
BC + AC
AB + AC
Result
I.
II.
Conclusion:
The sum of any two sides of a triangle is greater than the third side.
i.e.,
AB + BC > AC
,
BC + AC > AB
, and
AB + AC > BC
.
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Experiment 2: The angle opposite the longer side is greater than the angle opposite the shorter side.
Figure
AB
∠ACB
BC
∠BAC
AC
∠ABC
Result
I.
II.
III.
Conclusion:
The angle opposite to the longer side is greater than the angle opposite to the shorter side.