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Can the sides of a triangle have lengths 4, 4, and 10?
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Can the sides of a triangle have lengths 4, 4, and 10?

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Answer: No

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The triangle inequality theorem states that the sum of 2 sides MUST be greater than the third side.

4 + 4 = 8, which is not greater than 10, so this triangle cannot exist

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