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how many triangles can you make with the given lengths of three line segments are 4 centimeters, 5 centimeters, and 9 centimeters.

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None. The triangle inequality states that the sum of the smaller two sides of a triangle must be greater than the third side. As 4+5=9, this inequality is false in this case, so these sides cannot create a triangle.
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