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Could 3.2, 10.7, and 5.5 be the side lengths of a triangle?

Could 3.2, 10.7, and 5.5 be the side lengths of a triangle?
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Could 3.2, 10.7, and 5.5 be the side lengths of a triangle?

User Phil Huhn
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no because the 2 shorter sides has to be more than the longer side
User Ygrichman
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No, for any triangle with sides a,b, and c, a+b>c

Here 3.2+5.5=8.7

And 8.7<10.7, so this could not be a triangle.
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