The distributive property states that an expression which is given in form of A (B + C) can be solved as A x (B + C) = AB + AC. Similarly, A (B - C) can be solved as A x (B - C) = AB - AC
Adding together the shorter two sides results in 17 m. If these two sides were laid end to end, the sum of their sides (17 m) would be less than the length of the third side. Thus, NO triangle could be constructed with this set of line segments.
