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Do the following side lengths form a triangle?

6, 18, 14

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Answer:

yes

Explanation:

The triangle inequality requires the sum of the two short sides exceed the long side.

6 +14 = 20 > 18

The triangle inequality is satisfied by these numbers, so they could be the side lengths of a triangle.

Do the following side lengths form a triangle? 6, 18, 14-example-1
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