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Can the sides of a triangle have lengths 7, 12, and 18?

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Answer:

Yes

Explanation:

By the Triangle Inequality Theorem, if a supposed triangle has sides
a,
b, and
c where
c is the longest side, then
a+b\geq c.

Here,
7+12\geq18, so the given sides of the triangle can have these lengths

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