Take any point O in the interior of a triangle PQR. Is:
(i) OP + OQ > PQ?
(ii) OQ + OR > QR?
(iii) OR + OP > RP?
(i) According to the given condition in the question,
If O is a point in the interior of the given triangle
Then,
Three triangles can be constructed, these are:
and
We know that,
In a triangle, the sum of the length of either two sides of the triangle is always greater than the third side
Therefore,
is a triangle having sides OP, OQ and PQ
As,
OP + OQ > PQ
(ii) According to the given condition in the question,
We have:
If O is a point in the interior of the given triangle
Then,
Three triangles can be constructed, these are:
and
We know that,
In a triangle,
The sum of the length of either two sides of the triangle is always greater than the third side
Therefore,
is a triangle having sides OR, OQ and QR
As,
OQ + OR > QR
(iii) According to the given condition in the question,
We have:
If O is a point in the interior of the given triangle
Then,
Three triangles can be constructed, these are:
and
We know that,
In a triangle,
The sum of the length of either two sides of the triangle is always greater than the third side
Therefore,
is a triangle having sides OR, OP and PR
As,
OR + OP > PR