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

Question

asked Oct 24, 2020 78.7k views

1 Answer

Robin Robinson · Answer 1 · 2020-10-28T13:56:20+0000

Answer: No

Explanation:

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