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Which set of numbers below DO NOT make a triangle?

7,7,7
6, 3, 3
3,4,5
5, 11,7

User Lucasgcb
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6,3,3 because two sides must be greater than 6,3,3
User Alexander Petrov
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Answer:

6, 3, 3 (B)

Explanation:

Two sides of a triangle must be greater than the remaining side

A way to think about this is like this:

The two shortest sides of a triangle must be greater than the final side

Go through this process for each option and find the B does not work