Ordering Side Lengths and Angles in Triangles

Will these line segments form a triangle?

• yes

• no

In triangle ABC, the length of side AB is 10 inches and the length of side BC is 17 inches.  Which of the following could be the length of side AC?

• 16 inches

• 5 inches

• 32 inches

• 29 inches

Identify the shortest side measure.

• QP

• QM

• MP

Identify the longest side measure.

• AC

• BA

• BC

Identify the smallest angle.

• ∠A

• ∠B

• ∠C

List the angles in order by measure, smallest to largest.

• ∠B, ∠A, ∠C

• ∠A∠,B, ∠C

• ∠A, ∠C, ∠B

Identify the smallest angle.

• ∠K

• ∠L

• ∠M

Identify the largest angle.

• ∠N

• ∠Q

• ∠P

Identify the longest side measure.

• LM

• MQ

• LQ

List the side measures in order, shortest to longest.

• QM, QP, MP

• MQ, MP, QP

• MP, MQ, QP