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How many triangles can be constructed using the following three side lengths: 4.8 cm, 2.1 cm, and 2.6 cm?

no triangles
one triangle
an infinite number of triangles

User Rangooski
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no triangles
the sum of any two sides must be greater than the third side, these numbers do not follow this theorem therefore they don't make a triangle
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