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The document covers teaching the triangle inequality theorem to students. It includes an activity where students use straws cut to different lengths to form triangles and observe the pattern relating the lengths. Students are asked to state the triangle inequality theorem and use it to determine if given lengths can form triangles. Examples are provided of applying the theorem to find

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Triangle Inequality Theorem 2023 PDF

The document covers teaching the triangle inequality theorem to students. It includes an activity where students use straws cut to different lengths to form triangles and observe the pattern relating the lengths. Students are asked to state the triangle inequality theorem and use it to determine if given lengths can form triangles. Examples are provided of applying the theorem to find

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a.

Exterior Angle Inequality Theorem


b. Triangle Inequality Theorem
c. Side Angle Inequality Theorem
d. Angle Side Inequality Theorem
e. Hinge Theorem and its Converse
“LEARNING TARGET FOR TODAY”

➢state the Triangle Inequality Theorem;


➢illustrates Triangle Inequality Theorem;
➢demonstrate appreciation through active
participation and collaboration in a group
activity.
RIDDLE for the DAY:
There was once a lazy man. His father
was angry that he did not help in the
fields and gave him a task to accomplish.
He asked his son to bring him something
to eat, something to drink, something to
feed the pig and something that would
grow a crop, all contained in one item.
What did the son bring his father?

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REVIEW

1) What was our previous lesson that resembles this picture?


2) Where can you find this place?
“Decoding Egypt”

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“Decoding Egypt”

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“Decoding Egypt”

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“Decoding Egypt”

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“Decoding Egypt”

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“Decoding Egypt”

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“Decoding Egypt”

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“Decoding Egypt”

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“Decoding Egypt”

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“Decoding Egypt”

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“Triangle Inequality
Theorem”
Activity 1: “Discovering the Triangle Inequality Theorem”
Directions:
a) Cut pieces of straws with the
indicated measures in inches.
1 piece for each length.
b) Record the sum of the lengths
of two sides and the third
side in the table of the
Triangle Inequality
Investigation Log Sheet. Use
the inequality symbol to
compare the sum and length
of the third side, and
determine whether or not the
sides form a triangle.
c) With a set of straws, try to
form triangle LMS.
d) Write your findings on your
table and your responses to
the ponder questions on a
piece of manila paper. 4 minutes 17
1. Which set of straws form a triangle?
2. Which set of straws do not form a triangle?
3. What pattern did you observe with the sets of straws that form and do not form a triangle?
4. The activity involves Triangle Inequality Theorem, can you state the theorem
* If the sum of the lengths of the two shorter sides
is equal to the length of the longest side
____________________________.
then it will not form a triangle.
* If the sum of the lengths of the two shorter sides
is less than the length of the longest side
____________________________.
then it will not form a triangle.
* If the sum of the lengths of the two shorter sides
is greater than the length of the longest side
___________________________.
then it will form a triangle.
Triangle Inequality Theorem:
The sum of the lengths of any two sides
of a triangle is greater than the length of the third side.
A
a+b>c
b c
a+c>b
b+c>a
a B
C 20
Triangle Inequality Theorem:

Can you
make a
triangle?
Yes!

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Triangle Inequality Theorem:
Can you
make a
triangle?
NO
because
4 + 5 < 12
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Determine if the following lengths are legs of triangles

A) 4, 9, 5 B) 9, 5, 5
We choose the smallest two of the three sides and add
them together. Comparing the sum to the third side:

4+5 ? 9 5+5 ? 9
9>9 10 > 9
Since the sum is
Since the sum is
not greater than
greater than the
the third side,
third side, this is
this is not a
a triangle
triangle
Find possible side lengths
A triangle has one side of length 14 and another of length
10. Describe the possible lengths of the third side.
Solution
Let x represent the length of the third side. Draw diagrams to
help visualize the small and large values of x. Then use the
Triangle Inequality Theorem to write and solve inequalities.
Small values of x Large values of x

The length of the third side must be


_______________________________.
greater than 4 and less than 24
A triangle has one side 23 meters and another of 17
meters. Describe the possible lengths of the third side.

Small values of x Large values of x

The length of the third side must be


greater than 6 meters or less than 40 meters
1) Explain why the side
lengths in numbers 1, 3,
5, and 9 do not make a
triangle?
2) How might the Triangle
Inequality theorem be
used in real-life
situations?

1 2 3 4 5

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Read and understand the given situation. Choose only the task you want
to perform
❖When illustrating the triangle inequality theorem,
what pattern did you discover when you compared
the sum of the lengths of the two shorter sides with
the length of the longest side?

❖What is stated by the Triangle Inequality Theorem?


Choose the letter of the correct answer.
1) The sum of the lengths of any two sides of a triangle is
a. equal to the length of the third side
b. greater than the length of the third side
c. less than the length of the third side
d. greater than or equal to the length of the third side
2) Which of the following triangles are possible to construct?
a. 4 in, 3 in, 8 in
b. 6 cm, 7 cm, 12 cm
c. 4 in, 1 in, 9 in
d. 3 cm, 3cm, 10 cm
Choose the letter of the correct answer.

3) Which of the following set of measurement CANNOT form a


triangle?
a. 3cm, 4cm, 5cm
b. 4cm, 5cm, 8cm
c. 3cm, 6cm, 4cm
d. 2cm, 2cm, 8cm
Choose the letter of the correct answer.

4) During their Math class, Teacher Shirley asked her students Mike, Tin, Dennis and
Nancy to form a triangle from stick whose length is 12 inches. Each of them cut their
sticks according to their chosen lengths. Mike cut the stick into 4 cm, 4 cm, 4 cm; Tin –
5 cm, 3 cm, 4 cm; Dennis – 3 cm, 3 cm, 6 cm; and Nancy – 5cm, 5 cm, 2 cm. Who
among the students was not able to form a triangle?
a. Mike b. Tin c. Dennis d. Nancy
Choose the letter of the correct answer.

5) A triangle has one side of length 10 and another of length 8.


Describe the possible lengths of the third side.
a. 2 < x < 18
b. x < 18
c. x > 2
d. 8 < x < 18
ASSIGNMENT:

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