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Question
ABCD is a trapezium. Prove that:
CD + DA + AB > BC.
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Solution
In ΔACD, we have
CD + DA > CA
⇒ CD + DA + AB > CA +AB
⇒ CD + DA + AB > BC. ...[∴ AB + AC > BC]
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