Is the Bermuda Triangle really a triangle the Bermuda Triangle features vertices in Miami Florida and San Juan, Puerto Rico find the distance between these points and remember to keep all measures in the same units using what you have learned about triangles determine if the Bermuda Triangle is really a triangle
Miami fl to Bermuda
Bermuda to San Juan Puerto Rico
San Juan Puerto Rico to Miami fl
The distance from Miami, Florida to Bermuda is approximately 1,000 miles.
The distance from Bermuda to San Juan, Puerto Rico is approximately 1,200 miles.
The distance from San Juan, Puerto Rico to Miami, Florida is approximately 1,100 miles.
To determine if the Bermuda Triangle is a triangle, we need to check if the sum of any two sides of the triangle is greater than the third side.
For Miami to Bermuda and Bermuda to San Juan, the sum is 1,000 + 1,200 = 2,200 miles, which is greater than the third side (San Juan to Miami, 1,100 miles).
For Miami to Bermuda and San Juan to Miami, the sum is 1,000 + 1,100 = 2,100 miles, which is greater than the third side (Bermuda to San Juan, 1,200 miles).
For Bermuda to San Juan and San Juan to Miami, the sum is 1,200 + 1,100 = 2,300 miles, which is greater than the third side (Miami to Bermuda, 1,000 miles).
Since the sum of any two sides is greater than the third side for all combinations, the Bermuda Triangle can be considered a triangle.