Homework Help: Geometry

Posted by Jessie on Thursday, December 6, 2012 at 5:41pm.

Which three lengths cannot be the lengths of the sides of a triangle?
A)25 m, 16 m, 10 m
B)15 m, 13 m, 12 m
C)18 m, 5 m, 10 m
D)8 m, 8 m, 15 m

Geometry - Reiny, Thursday, December 6, 2012 at 7:07pm
to form a triangle , the sum of any two lengths must be greater than the third length.

Look at C)
18+5> 10 ? , yes
18 + 10 > 5 ? , yes
5+10 > 18 ? , NO
the 3 sides cannot form a triangle

test the others the same way
Geometry - A. Nony Mous, Friday, December 7, 2012 at 11:22am
thanks so much!!! it worked. all are bigger than the third length except for c. :)

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