Answer:
The answer is false.
Step-by-step explanation:
Given line segments are :
AC = 9
CB = 8
AB = 17
As per the triangle inequality theorem the sum of any 2 sides should be greater than the third side. This should be true to all the three combinations.
[tex]AC+CB>AB[/tex] => [tex]9+8>17[/tex] => [tex]17>17[/tex] (not true)
[tex]AC+AB>CB[/tex] => [tex]9+17>8[/tex] => [tex]26>8[/tex] ( true)
[tex]AB+CB>AC[/tex] => [tex]17+8>9[/tex] => [tex]25>9[/tex] (true)
As we can see only two conditions are fulfilled not the third one, so the triangle cannot be formed.
The answer is false.
