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Chapter 8: Q. 6 (page 534)

Given only the three sides of a triangle, there is insufficient information to solve the triangle .

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The solution is false.

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Step 1. Given information 

Only the three sides of a triangle are given.

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Step 2. Calculation 

The statement "given only the three sides of a triangle, there is insufficient information to solve the triangle" is false since with only three sides, the Law of Cosines is used to solve the triangle .

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