Which of the following is not necessarily sufficient for the construction of a triangle?

Assessment: WAEC SSCE - General Mathematics - 1997 (Objective) Subject: General Mathematics

Question 1 Report

Which of the following is not necessarily sufficient for the construction of a triangle?

Answer Details
To construct a triangle, we need to satisfy the triangle inequality theorem which states that the sum of the lengths of any two sides of a triangle must be greater than the length of the remaining side. Based on this theorem, the option that is not necessarily sufficient for the construction of a triangle is option (C) - two sides and a right angle. This is because having two sides and a right angle does not guarantee that the remaining side satisfies the triangle inequality theorem. For example, if the two sides are very short, the remaining side (hypotenuse) will also be short, and the sum of the lengths of the two shorter sides will be less than the length of the remaining side, violating the triangle inequality theorem.

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