Real Numbers a, b, & c

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    nycmathguy

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    What on earth is this?
     
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    |a+b+c| ≤ |a|+|b|+|c|

    hint: |a+(b+c)|

    a,b, and c represent the sides of the triangle

    Triangle Inequality states a < b+c
    Triangle Inequality for Absolute Values states that |a|≤|b+c|

    so,
    |a|+|b+c| ≤ |a|+|b|+|c|............since |b+c|=|b|+|c|, we have

    |a|+|b|+|c| ≤ |a|+|b|+|c|
     
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    Proofs are simply not for me, which explains why I didn't major in mathematics.
     
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