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A triangle can be formed with side lengths 3 in, 5 in, and 9 in.

A) True


B) False

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Answer:

False.

Explanation:

User Picus
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According to triangle inequality theorem , sum of two sides must be greater then third side.

But here 3+5=8 which is less then 9. So it is violating triangle inequality theorem. So with the given three measurements, a triangle is not possible.

Therefore the statement is false .

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