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Which of the following would form a triangle with a two existing sides of 3 in and 5 in

Which of the following would form a triangle with a two existing sides of 3 in and-example-1

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For a triangle to be formed the sum of the sides 3 inches and 5 inches must be greater than the third side. Therefore,


\begin{gathered} 3+5>7 \\ 8>7 \end{gathered}

The third side will be 7 inches.

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