Now draw a triangle ABC and measure its ...

Now draw a triangle ABC and measure its sides. Find the sum of the sides AB + BC, BC + AC and AC + AB, compare it with the length of the third side. What do you observe?
You will observe that AB + BC > AC, BC + AC > AB and AC + AB > BC.

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