kelseybear0446 kelseybear0446
  • 06-03-2020
  • Mathematics
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which of the following sets of possible side lengths does not form a triangle
a) 5,6,10
b) 4,5,15
c) 22,21,42
d) 3,4,5

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profarouk profarouk
  • 09-03-2020

Answer:

b) 4,5,15

Step-by-step explanation:

In a triangle of sides‘s length a , b and c

in order to be able to form (construct) this triangle we must have :

c - a < b < c + a

in fact this work with cases a) ,c) and d)

but not b)

because  15 - 4 is not < to 5

in other words 15 - 4 > 5

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