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Can three segments with lengths 8,15, and 6 make a triangle? Explain your answer.
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Can three segments with lengths 8,15, and 6 make a triangle? Explain your answer.

Can three segments with lengths 8,15, and 6 make a triangle? Explain your answer.-example-1
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No

Step-by-step explanation:

Given three segments with lengths 8, 15, and 6

We check if the sum of two sides is greater than the third.


8+6=14

Since 14 is less than 15, the three segments cannot make a triangle.

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