Problem #PRU-100675

Problems Geometry Plane geometry Geometrical inequalities Triangle inequality

Problem

A point \(P\) is somewhere inside the triangle \(ABC\). Show that \(AP + BP < AC + BC\). You might want to remind yourself of the triangle inequality: in any triangle \(DEF\), the side \(DE\) is always shorter than going around the other two sides, so \(DE < DF + FE\).