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An Easy Proof of the Triangle Inequality

Authors: Timothy W. Jones

High school and undergraduate algebra and calculus textbooks don't provide a fast and easy proof of the triangle inequality. Here is a proof that seems relatively easy. It does require a little bit of logic, but that can be a plus.

Comments: 3 Pages. One major error corrected: the central inequality was less than should be greater than.

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[v1] 2021-12-08 05:11:19
[v2] 2022-02-06 15:07:48

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