PROVING

INEQUALITIES
IN TRIANGLES
1. Which is the longest side of the
triangle?
2. Which is the largest angle of the
triangle?
3. What can you say about the
relationship between the longest
side and largest angle of the
triangle?
4. Which is the shortest side?
5. Which is the smallest angle?
6. What can you conclude on the
relationship between the shortest
side and smallest angle of the
triangle?
 STATEMENTS REASONS

1. 1. GIVEN
2. m∠ARF 2. GIVEN
3. 3. REFLEXIVE
PROPERTY
4. HINGE THEOREM/ SAS
4. INEQUALITY THEOREM
1.What are you trying to prove?
2.What did you notice in the first
three statements of the proof?
3.How do you know that ?
4.What did you observe in the last
statement?