Triangle-Preserving Functions

Problem

Call ff triangle-preserving if, whenever a,b,ca, b, c lie in its domain and are the side lengths of some triangle, the values f(a),f(b),f(c)f(a), f(b), f(c) are also the side lengths of some triangle. Which of the following are triangle-preserving?

1. f(x)=xf(x) = \sqrt{x} (on x>0x > 0); 2. g(x)=sin⁡xg(x) = \sin x on (0,π)(0, \pi); 3. h(x)=ln⁡xh(x) = \ln x on [2,+∞)[2, +\infty).

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Difficulty7/10
Topicsplane geometry, functions, Monotonicity, inequality, Casework

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