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Children often cut straight across a park from the gate to the temple instead of walking along the two edges. Why is the short cut shorter?

Class 7Triangle InequalityTriangles
  • AGrass paths are always shorter
  • BOne side of a triangle is less than the other two together
  • CThe angle at the corner is 90°
  • DThe park is a square

Step-by-Step Solution

The two edges and the short cut make a triangle. The short cut is one side, and it is less than the sum of the other two sides (the edges).
Answer: B) One side of a triangle is less than the other two together

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